Who: Nora Seilheimer. Where: Nora’s a Michigan gal who resides in Chicago but who often daydreams about her travels in Thailand, Czech Republic and France. What: After studying creative writing at Kalamazoo College Nora knew, for sure, that she did not want to go back to school right away. So, she escaped to Prague for a [...]
Deborah Clarke
Who: Deborah Clarke. Where: Born and educated in South Africa but since 2001 lives in Grenoble, France. What: Deborah got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1995 and went on to receive her Post-graduate honours degree in 1996, specializing in traditional printmaking methods with digital imaging and photography (yes, there were digital cameras in [...]
John Clanchy
Who: John Clanchy. Where: Canberra, Australia. What: John has written seven volumes of fiction (novels, novellas and short stories). His work has won awards in Europe, the US, New Zealand, and Australia. His novel The Hard Word (2002) was awarded the ACT Book of the Year and Vincenzo’s Garden (2005), a collection of prize-winning short [...]
Calendar 2012
In 2012 we will be introducing one-week retreats due to high demand for shorter stays, especially for those of you out there who want to organize workshops at La Muse. The week-long retreats, as opposed to our usual three-week retreats are highlighted in red below. Retreat Dates for 2012: Retreat 1: March 16 - April [...]
Tom Montgomery Fate
Who: Tom Montgomery Fate. Where: Chicago, Illinois, United States. What: Tom’s a graduate of the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa and Chicago Theological Seminary. He’s a professor of English at College of DuPage, in Chicago, where he also lives with his wife Carol and their 3 children. Tom has written 5 [...]
Gaylord Brewer
Who: Gaylord Brewer. Where: Tennessee, United States. Born Louisville, Kentucky. What: Gaylord is a poet and playwright who came to La Muse a few years ago and will always be remembered for his southern cocktail hour, beautiful - and thank God - original, funny and fun poems as well as his valiant efforts finishing the [...]
Johanna Gohmann
Who: Johanna Gohmann. Where: Ireland. Dublin. Born in Indiana, Jo lived in New York for nearly a decade before moving to Ireland. What: Jo has written for print and online publications that include: Salon, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Morning News, Bust, Babble, Elle, Red, YourTango, The Irish Independent, and The Dubliner. Her essays have been [...]
Kellyann Monaghan
Who: Kellyann Monaghan. Where: Brooklyn, New York, United States. What: Kellyann is a New York artist who came to La Muse with her husband Eric, a French musician, and their lovely daughter Chiara. She’s also an associate professor of Art at Adelphi College. You can check out more of Kellyann’s art on her website, at [...]
Tara Lumpkin
Who: Tara is the president of the non-profit Perception International, under which Izilwane is run. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Izilwane, an online magazine. Here’s Tara’s website. Where: Travels the globe but makes her home in Taos, New Mexico. What: She founded Izilwane to explore, with the help of others, how human beings can shift [...]
Fellowships & Residencies
La Muse has offered residencies since 2008 and barter residencies since 2001. Here they are month by month: JANUARY: The La Muse/Univeristy of Iowa Fellowship, offered to an alum of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program. Previous Fellows: 2009: Brendan Wolfe. Brendan is a writer and editor (Kirkus, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science [...]
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