Hello readers!
We are equal parts proud, inspired, and excited to share that Linda Lappin, one of our esteemed professors teaching creative writing on our Viterbo, Italy program, has received news she is the recipient of the prestigious gold medal, Nautilus Award.
She wrote to us, “I am thrilled to report that The Soul of Place – A Creative Writing Workbook, which is a compendium of ideas and techniques I used in my USAC travel writing classes, has won the gold medal in the category of Creative Process for the 2015 Nautilus Awards.”
More about The Soul of Place:
In this engaging creative writing workbook, novelist and poet Linda Lappin presents a series of insightful exercises to help writers of all genres—literary travel writing, memoir, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction—discover imagery and inspiration in the places they love.
Lappin departs from the classical concept of the Genius Loci, the indwelling spirit residing in every landscape, house, city, or forest—to argue that by entering into contact with the unique energy and identity of a place, writers can access an inexhaustible source of creative power. The Soul of Place provides instruction on how to evoke that power.
The writing exercises are drawn from many fields—architecture, painting, cuisine, literature and literary criticism, geography and deep maps, Jungian psychology, fairy tales, mythology, theater and performance art, metaphysics—all of which offer surprising perspectives on our writing and may help us uncover raw materials for fiction, essays, and poetry hidden in our environment.
An essential resource book for the writer’s library, this book is ideal for creative writing courses, with stimulating exercises adaptable to all genres. For writers or travelers about to set out on a trip abroad, The Soul of Place is the perfect road trip companion, attuning our senses to a deeper awareness of place.
Our Viterbo, Italy program is known for its academic focus in history, environmental sciences, arts, and journalism. Sound like your cup of tea? Learn more about studying abroad in Viterbo with USAC.
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