Italian Diaspora Studies Writing Seminar 2025: Applications Open

Italian Diaspora Studies Writing Seminar 2025

Cetraro (CS), Calabria, Italy, May 22-31, 2025

The Italian Diaspora Studies Association is pleased to announce the launch of a new residential writing seminar. It will be held at the Grand Hotel San Michele, located in Cetraro (CS), on the Northern Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria, May 22-31, 2025. This program inaugurates a collaborative project with Chapman University, and the Ferrucci Institute for Italian Experience and Research at Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA.

The purpose of the seminar is to provide participants with a unique experience. A select group of established writers and motivated, aspiring writers, not only of Italian descent, will gather at the beautiful and peaceful Grand Hotel San Michele to learn about the Italian diaspora and focus on writing while exchanging ideas, memories, and emotions with a vibrant group of peers.

Deadline to apply: November 15, 2025

Please find all the information and the application form here