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Oaxaca, Mexico is a colonial mountain city known for fascinating indigenous heritage, exquisite scenery, colorful festivals, UNESCO World Heritage archaeology sites, and near-perfect weather.
It’s also gaining due accolade as one of the world’s most important foodie cities.
This July, Tucson Foodie and Wandering Writers Workshops want to meet you in Oaxaca. We’re going to eat and drink and write about our experiences — and you should come!
Adam Lehrman, founder of Tucson Foodie, and Angela Orlando, author, cultural anthropologist, and founder of Wandering Writers Workshops will facilitate this immersive food writing experience.
The four-day, four-night retreat is for anyone who ever wanted to write about food or craves to improve their food-writing skills with a cool group of like-minded, curious eaters.
Each day begins with a late breakfast at a gorgeous, well-located posada (inn). Later in the morning, Adam or Angela will present a workshop on the rooftop. Example topics include, “How to Start a Food Story” and “What Makes a Food Feature Particularly Awesome.”
After the workshop, bilingual guides will accompany us through Oaxaca’s historic Centro neighborhood, stopping in to eat at some of Oaxaca’s most interesting restaurants — all walkable from the posada.
You’ll explore local markets, learn all about mole (and maybe grasshoppers), and sip (that’s sip!) at mezcal distilleries. (Click here to check out a virtual tour of where we’ll eat.)
Later in the afternoon, you’ll return to the workshop site and write, receiving one-on-one as well as group feedback on your food-centered literary creations.
You’ll come out with some solid food writing, enjoy one another’s company, and have free time to play.
Run away with the team to write of Oaxaca’s culinary scene, a la ‘slightly less rockstar’ Bourdain. Because no one is Bourdain.
YOU! This workshop is appropriate for writers of all levels, ages, and genders.
People with limited mobility can be accommodated and you don’t need to speak Spanish — we’ve got you.
You’ll spend your days eating, drinking, writing, learning, and retreating.
The retreat will take place from 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 to noon on Sunday, July 7 in Centro, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Please note that flights, transport, restaurant meals, and gratuities are not included in the ticket price.
The retreat will cost $1,300 per person for a private room and $1,100 per person for a shared bed in a private room, with taxes included.
A nonrefundable $260 deposit is due on Saturday, June 1 to reserve your spot. The remainder is due on July 1.
Wandering Writers Workshops will be accepting deposits via PayPal or check.
The workshop is capped at eight participants and will fill fast — don’t delay, reserve your spot now!
For more information, or to view the workshop schedule, visit Wandering Writers Workshops online or email Angela Orlando at angela@wilderwriters.com.
¡Nos vemos! Let’s go to Oaxaca!
