Join us in Paris this Spring, May 18 - 24, 2025 for Todos Paris: Memoir & Fiction Workshops with Jeanne McCulloch and Karen Karbo
Now in our 12th year, the Todos Santos Writers Workshop spreads its wings from Baja to the Seine this spring, launching our third annual Todos Paris Workshop May 18 - 24, 2025 (More about TSWW here)
Our Parisian HQ is a sublime loft in the heart of the Marais, an historic district bustling with shops, cafés, and local color. Limited to 6 participants each, and led by Jeanne McCulloch (memoir) and Karen Karbo (fiction), the two classes will feature instruction, individual attention, literary discussion, exchange of ideas, and comràderie, all designed to push your work forward with optimal, supportive feedback in an inspiring setting. Open to writers at all levels, we're here to meet you where you are in your project.
FACULTY
- In addition to being a memoirist, JEANNE McCULLOCH served as managing editor of The Paris Review for ten years and is a member of the distntguished literary journal's board of directors.
- KAREN KARBO is the author of fourteen award-winning novels, memoirs and works of non-fiction including the best-selling “Kick Ass Women” series.
OVERVIEW:
Workshops meet daily at TSWW’s Paris HQ from 9:30 AM - 1 PM. Coffee, tea, and croissants will be in plentiful supply.
Jeanne and Karen will both hold individual conferences with each participant on the final day of the session.
Evening Apéro & Craft: Guest speakers are American writers living and working in France who join us on two evenings for drinks and bites. Please feel free to invite along a plus one (or two).
Monday 19 May 6 - 7:30 PM
Paris-based author JAKE LAMAR is the author of a memoir, seven novels, numerous essays, reviews and short stories, and a play.
Jake Lamar - Photo by Dr. Michael Cheers
His most recent work, Viper's Dream, is both a crime novel and an audio drama, set in the jazz world of Harlem between 1936 and 1961. He grew up in the Bronx, New York, graduated from Harvard University, and spent six years writing for Time magazine. Moving to Paris in 1993, he teaches creative writing at one of France's top universities, Sciences Po. More at https://jakelamar.com
Tuesday 20 May 6 - 7:30 PM
DANA THOMAS - Paris-based contributor to The New York Times, author of Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, Fashionopolis Young Readers Edition, Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, and the New York Times bestseller Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster, all published by Penguin Press.
Dana Thomas - Photo: Michael Roberts / Maconochie Photography
She hosts the award-winning podcast “The Green Dream,” focused on sustainability and human rights. She wrote the screenplay for Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams, a feature documentary directed by Luca Guadagnino, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020. More at https://www.danathomas.com
For more information, contact us at todoswrite@gmail.com or click here.
À bientôt!
Tuition
$2200 tuition. A deposit of $1100 will be required to secure your place in the workshop with full tuition due prior to arrival at Todos Paris. Payments may be made via PayPal (please include the fee) or Zelle to todoswrite@gmail.com Credit Card payments may be made via secure personal phone call by arrangement.
Note: Although TSWW does not provide lodging in Paris, we are happy to offer recommendations.