Castle Hill Readers and Writers Retreat

John Grisham will give his presentation to the entire group on the pool terrace. ohn Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade. He also served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990. He began writing his first novel, A Time To Kill, in 1984, and it was published in June 1989. As of 2008, his books had sold over 250 million copies worldwide. A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing, the others being Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling. Sissy Spacek is an Academy Award winning American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her roles as Holly Sargis in Terrence Malick’s 1973 film Badlands, and as Carrie White in Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror film Carrie (based on the first novel by Stephen King) for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as country star Loretta Lynn in the 1980 film Coal Miner’s Daughter. In 2012, Spacek published a memoir, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life, written along with Maryanne Vollers. Jan Karon is an American writer and novelist, who has written for both children and adults. Karon was born in Lenoir, North Carolina, in 1937, as Janice Meredith Wilson. She retired from a career in advertising and moved to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, to write. Among her awards are an ABBY Honor award for books in the Mitford series, set in the fictional community of Mitford, North Carolina. She has been designated a lay Canon for the Arts in the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy (Illinois) by the Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, SSC.
Entrance to Castle Hill
Venue
Castle Hill
Address
6132 Gordonsville Rd.
KESWICK, VA 22947
Region Central Virginia
Locality Albemarle
Date(s)/Time:
Monday, May 20, 2013 (6:00 PM-9:00 PM)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (9:30 AM-3:30 PM)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 (9:30 AM-10:00 PM)
Thursday, May 23, 2013 (10:00 AM-9:30 PM)
Call us: (434) 996-5372
Email us info@castlehillretreats.com
Official Site www.castlehillretreats.com

Join us for an extraordinary literary adventure. We have created a unique opportunity to spend three days with ten very special authors, including John Grisham, Sissy Spacek, and Jan Karon. Set at historic Castle Hill, outside Charlottesville, Va. you will learn about every aspect of the authors’ work, while enjoying the best of Thomas Jefferson’s birthplace.

In addition to presentations from our group of distinguished authors, the three days will include lunches in the garden, a private tour of Monticello, wine-tasting at Keswick Vineyards, dinner at La Fleurie, admission to Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “August Osage Country” and a tasting menu dinner at the Clifton Inn.


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Admission Fee: $3500 for 3.5 days of author workshops, events, food, wine, and tours included. Accommodations not included.

Last Updated: 1/14/2013 12:52 PM
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