San Miguel Writers' Conference
Travel Writing
Canada at the Forefront of San Miguel Literary Event
After attended the 2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference writer, Kami Kanetsuka, wrote an article for the Bowen Island Undercurrent, a local British Columbia Newspaper. She was nice enough to let us share it with you. Canada at the Forefront of San Miguel Literary Event Greetings once more from San Miguel, a heritage town in the … Continue reading
The Magic of San Miguel de Allende, By Hollye Dexter
Author and San Miguel Writers’ Conference faculty, Hollye Dexter, recently wrote “The Magic of San Miguel de Allende” on her blog. Hollye is the author of Only Good Things and co-editor of the anthology Dancing at the Shame Prom: Sharing the stories that kept us small. The Magic of San Miguel de Allende The sun … Continue reading
Stirling Dickinson and San Miguel de Allende
In 1937, Stirling Dickinson rode into San Miguel on a donkey. The town has never been the same since. A few months after Dickinson arrived, he became the co-founder and director of the Escuela Universitaria de Bellas Artes, an art institute that still teaches student ballet, painting, weaving, etc. John Virtue, author of Model American … Continue reading
Travel Writing by Mittie Roger
Former Conference attendee Mittie Roger sent us this creative travel piece about her experience in Benito Juarez. If you have an experience you want to share, email us at: smawritersconference@gmail.com. Los Pueblos Mancomunados I arrived in Benito Juarez by foot. The second class bus dropped me at a fork in a curvy road with nothing … Continue reading
Travel Writing by Randy Kraft
Randy Kraft, a freelance writer from Southern California, sent us this travel piece about her trip to San Miguel de Allende. If you have an experience that you want to share email us at: smawritersconference@gmail.com I first heard about San Miguel a dozen years ago when a customer at the bookstore came looking for literature … Continue reading
All About San Miguel by Laurie Gough
To describe the magically eclectic high desert town of San Miguel de Allende, think in colors. As the morning sun peeks over the Sierra Madre, the 470-year-old town begins to glow: the towering spires of La Parroquia church in the center of town blaze fairytale pink; houses along the winding cobbled streets shimmer saffron, tomato … Continue reading
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