Who can apply?
The Italian Diaspora Writing Seminar 2026 is designed not only for professional writers and academic scholars. It is open to anyone interested in improving their own writing inspired by their diasporic heritage. It offers an opportunity to immerse oneself in Southern Italy, to learn and write about Italy and the Italian diaspora and to visit places of significance in the Italian emigration story.
There will be a maximum of 20 participants.
Why apply?
The Italian Diaspora Writing Seminar 2026 is a cultural endeavor, an occasion to search for roots and identity, to interact with well-known writers and scholars, and to strengthen social bonds destined to last. It is also an extraordinary chance to visit Calabria’s beautiful Northern Tyrrhenian coast in a non-touristy way, and at a reasonable cost for a high-quality program.
Through visual, artistic, linguistic, and culinary immersion, this seminar will connect participants to a living, true image of Southern Italy and the meaning of Italian origins and Calabrian roots. It also offers the tools with which to explore other ethnic backgrounds, histories, and origins.
ph. Wanda Balzano