2026 San Ginese Artist/writer Retreat in Tuscany
1 week -$880
One of 4 rooms for the 2026 artist residencies at the Locanda San Ginese in Tuscany.
This year’s residency dates are June 21-27, 2026.
There is a possibility of another session in September. Let us know if you are interested in being put on a standby list for that.
This very intimate retreat includes only 5 individual artist/writer/creatives per week. Each resident artist/writer/creator has a private room with its own bath and continental breakfast prepared by the hosts. There are daily excursion options at no extra charge organized in the area. More details on the RESIDENCY page here or by emailing me.
You must place a $200 deposit to reserve a place.
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Review of KNIFE WITCH in Locus Magazine
“It’s a beach read for all us geeks who grew up with a copy of Bulfinch’s Mythology in one hand and a Terry Pratchett novel in the other, with a History Channel documentary on Blackbeard or the PBS’s Power of Myth playing in the background, for company. In fact, this reader would go as far as to assert that Knife Witch is the book for all the readers who felt unseen as they tore their way through Treasure Island, or any of those books, full of adventure and excitement, but which felt squarely tailored for the cis-boys. It’s too clever and too exciting for that (although I fear that having a girl as a narrator, and that it comes from the most venerable SF/F feminist press, will make it less likely to be read by men, an unfortunate miss for those who pass on it). However, the quirky Knife Witch’s fierce independence, her voice, and her responses to the world and the various complications she encounters, is, indeed, a decidedly feminine one.” —Caren Gussoff Sumption, Locus Magazine
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Recipient of the 2017 Philip K. Dick Awards Special Citation for Excellence.
An interstellar romp, this utopia with attitude follows Rose Delancy, a disgruntled Jersey waitress picked by lottery to represent the Earth on a planet of peaceful, pink blobs. Rose settles in and starts teaching the natives all about humans with the help of Hollywood movies, junk food, and the occasional bout of PMS. Find out more ...
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