Writing…in Petra

Writing in Petra, your creative writing experience.  Come for (1000 and) nine nights in spectacular Petra, the ancient Rose Red capital of the Nabatean Kingdom.   

Start your 10-day, 9-night creative writing experience in Petra with a wine tasting evening sponsored by Zumot Organic Vineyards, followed by visits to Petra’s most famous monuments, and a two-night excursion to Lawrence of Arabia’s beloved Wadi Rum.  Sample the flavors of the region with an evening of cooking and feasting on traditional Jordanian cuisine, a Bedouin dinner and music under the stars, a BBQ lunch beneath Aaron’s Tomb, and writing, writing, writing!  Immerse yourself in daily writing workshops, and individual feedback sessions, all the while reflecting new experiences through your own narrative. 

Workshops will be conducted by award-winning novelist and poet LeAnne Howe and Jim Wilson, archaeologist and creative nonfiction writer, along with other published authors.

                                                                                                                                                                                                LeAnne Howe and Jim Wilson at the Petra Kitchen

Two creative writing programs will be offered in 2012, the first from 3-12 June and the second from 17-26 June.  The participation fee of $2,998/person sharing double accommodation (single room supplement $252) includes 9 nights’ accommodation on bed/breakfast basis, six lunches, nine dinners, privately guided tours, excursions on foot, by horseback, jeep and camel, and special events.

For more information, contact us at wendy@petramoon.com.