(One-on-one conferences by appointment; all events subject to slight changes)
9:00 to 18:00: Check in at the Paris American Academy office (277 rue St. Jacques). Participants move into apartments and/or school housing, with directions and assistance from the PAA office.
8:00 - 9:00: Placement testing for "Survival French" courses
9:00 - 10:00: General welcome in chapel auditorium
10:00 - 12:00: Writing workshop orientation in Schola Cantorum pavilion
12:00 - 13:00: Welcome lunch, American Academy garden
13:00 - 16:00: City tour and Pere Lachaise cemetery tour, with Irina Reyn
9:00 - 10:00: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class, with Irina Reyn
9:00 - 10:00: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction class, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - late afternoon: Paris city walk, with John and Marsha Biguenet (optional)
18:00 - 20:00: July 4th banquet in the American Academy garden
All weekend: Loire Valley Tour (optional activity; additional fees required)
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction class, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - mid-afternoon: Independent travel tip-session, with Rolf Potts (optional)
15:00 - 16:00: "Survival French" classes
18:00 - 20:00: Faculty reading at Café Universel
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Small-group fiction workshops with John Biguenet and Irina Reyn
15:00 - 16:00: "Survival French" classes
19:30 - 22:00: Paris ballet excursion (optional activity; additional fees required)
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction class, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Spoken word workshop, with Reyn, Biguenet, and Potts
15:00 - 16:00: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class, with Irina Reyn
13:00 - 14:00: Louvre familiarization lecture with art faculty (optional)
14:00 - late afternoon: Louvre tour with art faculty (optional; entrance fees required)
Open weekend
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
17:00 - 19:00: Student practice reading at Café Universel
19:00 - late night: Bastille Day Seine cruise (optional activity; additional fees required)
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Small-group fiction workshops with John Biguenet and Irina Reyn
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class, with Irina Reyn
13:00 - 14:00: Pompidou Museum familiarization lecture with art faculty (optional)
14:00 - late afternoon: Pompidou tour with art faculty (optional; entrance fees required)
All weekend: Giverny and Versailles Tour (optional activity; additional fees required)
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
17:00 - 19:00: Selected students to read at Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Small-group fiction workshops with John Biguenet and Irina Reyn
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction small-group workshop, with Rolf Potts
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class, with Irina Reyn
13:00: Portfolio stories due
16:00 - 18:00: Final student readings in chapel auditorium
18:00 - 20:00: Farewell banquet, American Academy garden
9:00 to 18:00: Students check out of housing
To start the application process, send an email to: info@pariswritingworkshop.com