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Literary Seminars in Key West
By: Groshan Fabiola
Key West, America's tiny little Caribbean island, has been well known for its friendly restaurants and warm tropical summer. But many do not know that the island has been associated with writers and literature since the 1920's. Ernest Hemingway first set foot on the island and began a literary association with Key West that lasted for most of the rest of his life. To this day, residents and tourists alike gather in Key West to celebrate his literary influences. It is in celebration of this heritage that the Key West Literary Seminar was founded. Every year there is a new theme which celebrates the role of place in American literature. Many people like to make the seminar part of their resort vacation. Several years in a row, the seminar is so full; it has to take on a second seminar every year to accommodate all of the literary fans.
The role of place in the festival is basically an exploration of the ways in which our literature has been inspired and defined by the remarkably varied cultural, social, and geographic landscapes of this country. There are plenty of luxury accommodations available during the seminar.
The seminar has been a tradition in Key West for well over twenty years. While it is inspired by Ernest Hemingway, the seminar is dedicated to exploring and celebrating American writing, and writers. The seminar is usually right on a resort beach. The Seminar's goal of promoting an on-going dialogue between writers and readers, and the academic scholars who mediate between the two, is accomplished through the January seminar and year-round readings, workshops, and literary walking tours. Many young couples like to venture through the historical streets of literature during their breaks.
One of the unique features of the Seminar is its deliberately small scale. Like the island itself, there are friendly restaurants that cater fresh cooked meals during the seminar. What is sought is an intimate environment in which writers can discuss the ideas and techniques behind their work with a sophisticated audience of authors, academics, and general readers; a wonderful idea for a resort vacation.
There are few places in the world where this type of casually pursued intellectual investigation could take place; and many would agree that it could only happen in Key West. The island is famous for its literary past - and present - and known as well for its laid-back tranquility and openness to new ideas.
The centerpiece of the Seminar is the writer's workshops. Hosted by writers of international repute, these small gatherings will explore more fully the year's theme that a sense of "place" permeates much of literature, and adds to it a breadth of emotional range. After all, Hemingway made place a large part of his writings. Many people plan their topics and ideas is a resort villa, or in the beach paradise.
The seminar being in Key West, there's more going on than workshops and seminars. People like to go into a friendly bar whenever possible, or relax on the resort beach to enjoy the laid back life. The Key West Literary Seminar has become both a Key West and a literary keystone, one that enhances American literature and bridges Key West's fabled literary past with its soon to be spectacular literary future.
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