Italy to Host Fourth Annual Dolce Vita Writers' Holiday

Successful author Michael Sedge will conduct a week-long writer's holiday in the hills of Tuscany this October.

(PRWEB) July 18, 2003 -- If you are a professional writer/journalist/photographer, or have ever dreamed of becoming one, and enjoy wonderful Italian food and culture, put aside seven days in October to visit and study in the rural setting of Tuscany.

In less than a week, speaking only English, you can improve two important segments of your life with the assistance of some of today's top professionals. It's called the Dolce Vita Writers' Holiday. You will call it an experience of a lifetime. Among other things, you'll come away with the knowledge to launch your freelance career around the globe-and perhaps even a bit of Italian as you make new friends, tour the Tuscan countryside, and experience one-of-a-kind Mediterranean cuisine.

International marketing wizard Michael Sedge, author of 20 books such as THE LOST SHIPS OF PISA (released in hardcover and paperback in the US, UK, Australia, hardcover in Italy, picked up by Discovery Channel Bookclub, and soon to be a made-for-TV documentary), THE WRITER'S AND PHOTOGRAPHER'S GUIDE TO GLOBAL MARKETS, MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR WRITERS and SUCCESSFUL SYNDICATION, along with Joel Jacobs, will be conducting this year 's October holiday.

"This is a unique opportunity for both novice and veteran writers to learn the skills of better writing, better marketing, and better living," explains Sedge. "We'll be covering global marketing of articles and books, in an intense week of seminars, as well as fiction development and, if there is interest, even screenplays. It's also an opportunity to escape to the picture postcard setting of rural Italy, in the region of Tuscany."

Michael Sedge, a former director-at-large for the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and owner of The Sedge Group, www.thesedgegroup.com, has worked for The Discovery Channel, Family Circle, Newsweek, Robb Report, Travel-Holiday, and hundreds of other national and international publications.

Widely read and traveled journalist, Joel Jacobs, is a 39-year veteran of the writing and publishing industry. His articles and photographs have appeared in hundreds of magazines and newspapers around the world, including The World of Beer, a four-color, international magazine distributed in 33 countries, published in Milan, Italy--where he was editor for several years.
He currently resides in a small university town in Texas.

Cost for the seven-day Dolce Vita Writers' Holiday, including writing and marketing sessions, area tours, lodging, meals, and transportation to and from Rome, is just $2,300 per person.

"We considered including air transportation," explained Sedge, "but realized that some participants may want to extend their stay to, say, Rome, Florence, or some other part of Italy. By allowing participants to coordinate their own travel to and from Rome, they have that option."

For more information and dates, contact Michael Sedge, msedge@thesedgegroup.com, or http://www.absolutewrite.com/dolcevita/sedge.htm

To Contact Mike Sedge
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