Toscana Americana

Writing Under the Sun
in Tuscany
with writer/instructor
Linda Oatman High
Cortona, Italy   June 12-19, 2019

$100.00 discount on all new enrollment

received by January 30, 2019!!!

Picture yourself dropped into the city setting and surroundings that inspired the book, then film Under the Tuscan Sun!

This workshop at a glance...

Linda Oatman High, author/journalist/playwright/poet, leads writing workshops in a week of creativity inspired by the beauty of Italy. For all levels of writers-beginner to published authors-the workshop will include sessions on characterization, plot, setting, and voice. Whether you have a completed novel you’d like to revise or are hoping to start something brand new, Linda Oatman High will instruct and inspire. The nuts and bolts of publishing and the business side of writing will be included in the workshop as well.

 

Linda Oatman High is an author/journalist/playwright who lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She writes picture books, middle grade novels, and YA novels, and her first novel for adults is forthcoming. Linda’s books for children and teens have won awards and honors including an ALA Best Picture Book, a VOYA Top Ten, and she was the 2014 recipient of the Phyllis Reynolds Naylor working writer fellowship from PEN America. Linda was honored in England in 2012 with the Sunday Times EFG award for her short story “Nickel Mines Hardware,” and she was the winner of the Ross Legal Writing contest in 2017. Linda has had three plays produced, and has worked as a journalist for many newspapers and magazines. Her newest book for children is the middle grade novel “One Amazing Elephant,” published by HarperCollins in 2017. Linda has presented at schools, conferences, and retreats both nationally and internationally for the past 20 years.

www.lindaoatmanhigh.com

Itinerary

Wednesday: Arrival in Cortona
-12:30p Meet at Florence airport and Escorted Group Travel to Cortona

-2:30p approx-Arrival and Check-in in Cortona

-6:30p Welcome to Cortona wine and chocolate tasting

-7:30p Dinner in Cortona

Thursday: Cortona
-9:00a-12:30p Morning Workshop

-12:30p Lunch

-1:30-5:00p Afternoon Workshop

-7:00p Aperitif
-7:30p Dinner in Cortona

Friday: Day trip to Siena
-9:00a-12:30p Morning Workshop

-12:30p Lunch

-1:30-5:00p Afternoon Workshop

-7:00p Aperitif
-7:30p Dinner in Cortona

 

Saturday: Cortona area

-9:30a-12:30p Morning Workshop

-12:00p Lunch

-1:00-3:30p Afternoon Workshop

-7:00p Aperitif

-7:30p Dinner in Cortona

Sunday: Cortona Area
-9:00a-12:30p Morning Workshop

-12:30p Lunch

-1:30-5:00p Afternoon Workshop

- 5:45p Depart for Tuscan cooking class and dinner

Monday: Pienza and Montepulciano

-Day trip & lunch included.

-9:00a-12:30p Morning Workshop

-12:30p Lunch

-1:30-4:30p Afternoon Workshop

-7:00p Aperitif
-7:30p Dinner in Cortona

Tuesday: Cortona
-9:00a-12:30p Morning Workshop

-12:30p Lunch

-1:30-4:30p Afternoon Workshop

-7:30p Farewell Wine Tasting Dinner in Cortona

 

Wednesday: Departure
- Morning Check-out

- 9:00am - Departure from Cortona and return to Florence airport

Note: Toscana Americana reserves the right to alter this itinerary. All times are approximate.
Note: Transfers are provided only for programmed meals and activities away from the hotel.
Note: All guests are responsible for handling their own luggage/baggage....we suggest to pack light.
Note: No refunds are given for any unused aspects of the itinerary or for any activities outside the above itinerary.

Special Accommodations Plans
All-inclusive* w/Private room & bath
$3149.00 per person double occupancy w/Group Meal Plan
$3299.00 per person single occupancy
Special Non-participant rates

All-inclusive*enrollment options include:
Instruction on location
Escorted group travel 
Florence to Cortona June 12, 2019****
Seven nights accommodations
in historic Cortona**
Local museums and events
All meals***(Italian breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Daily wine tasting opportunities
Day trip to Siena

Day trip to Pienza & Montepulciano
Tuscan Cooking class & dinner
A farewell wine tasting dinner
Escorted group travel 
Cortona to Florence June 19, 2019****
**Included with hotel plans only, see details

***Included with "Group Meal Plans" only, see details

****Specific departure time from Florence airport on June 12, 2019 only at 12:00 noon
****Specific departure time from Cortona June 19, 2019 only at 8:30am.
  *All-inclusive plans are hotel plans only. 
Air travel is the responsibility of each participant. 
Florence the suggested arrival and departure airport in Italy.

Participant Supply List

Coming soon!