Who: Dorothy Johnston. Where: Canberra, Australia. What: Dorothy’s an award winning Australian novelist. She’s written eight novels, one of which, The Trojan Dog, won the ACT Book of the Year prize in 2001. She has also written a collection of short stories, The Division of Love. She was born in Geelong, Victoria and trained as […]
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Tadhg Ó Dúshláine
Who: Tadhg Ó Dúshláine. Where: Kerry and Maynooth, Ireland. What: Tadgh is a poet who writes in Irish and talks in English when he has to. He’s also the head of the Irish department at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. In His Words: What do you consider most valuable about your time at […]
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 […]
Mailing address
Our Mailing Address is: La Muse 1, rue de la Place 11380 Labastide Esparbairenque France Here we are on google maps: View Larger Map Our telephone number in France is: 04 68 26 33 93 And if you’re abroad then you’ll need to put in your own codes and drop the “O” from the number […]
Valley, Labastide Esparbairenque
Our valley looks North to the village of Pradelles Cabardes and south to the village of Roquefere. The national walks system travels through the valley.
The Village - Labastide Esparbairenque
The village - Labastide Esparbairenque - has about 35 people living in it year round. The other thirty inhabitants come from Amsterdam, New York, Dublin, Belgium, and Germany and include former La Muse residents, writers, translators, musicians… It’s also a great village because of its ideal altitude (440 meters) - away from pollution, as well […]
Driving Directions
Driving Directions - below are names of the towns to follow from city of Carcassonne: -Mazamet -Villemousstoussou -Conques sure Orbiel (or just Conques) -St. Charles -Las Tours -Les Ilhes -La Grave -Roquefere -Labastide Esparbairenque Here are the detailed instructions: Once you are in the region of Carcassone on the A61, look for signs and follow […]
Writers Bios
Kerry Eielson is an honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A. in Comparative Literature with a poetry concentration in Creative Writing). She has worked in publishing in New York and Paris, at Self, ELLE, Talk and The New York Times; has ghostwritten several books on alternative healing, and authored a book about weddings. […]
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