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Writing Away
A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler

by Lavinia Spalding

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In this straight-from-the-hip guidebook, veteran travel diva Lavinia Spalding spins the romantic tradition of keeping a travelogue into a modern, witty adventure in creativity and self-awareness. Writing Away introduces the handwritten travel journal as not only the world's most valuable writing exercise, but also a profound tool for reconnecting with oneself in the digital age. Whether you're a first-time wanderer, a seasoned vagabond, or an armchair adventurer, this book will inspire you to see the world-and yourself in it-differently.

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The Art of Journaling: Weekend Workshop in Zion

Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    February 24th, 2010       Writing Away - The Book

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There are a few spaces still available for the upcoming weekend workshop in beautiful Springdale, Utah, on March 6th and 7th!

The Art of Journaling -email flyer

March 6 & 7, 2010, Saturday & Sunday
“The Art of Journaling”
Literary Workshop
10:00–5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday
Canyon Community Center
126 Lion Blvd.
$130 Z-Arts! members /
$150 non-members

Let this Spring workshop featuring Author, Lavinia Spalding and Artist, Deb Durban be your creative guide to awakening the journal writer in you!

The fee includes materials. Please pre-pay and reserve your space by sending a check to: Z-Arts!, PO Box 115, Springdale, UT 84767. Space is a concern so we do ask you to register early.

There is also a special event free and open to everyone Friday, March 5th.6-8 pm. “The Art of Journaling- a reading and discussion with Lavinia Spalding” hosted by Sundancer Books, 975 Zion Park Blvd.

If you have any other questions, please email zarts@springdaletown.com or call (435)772-0909

If you would like to attend the upcoming “Art of Journaling” workshop offered by Z-Arts! in March but are unable to due to financial restrictions, a unique scholarship is being made available to a worthy participant. To apply for this full-tuition scholarship, please submit a 50 word entry expressing your desire, need, or passion to attend! (Deadline March 5th – EXTENDED)

Please email: zarts@springdaletown.com or mail to:
Z-Arts!, PO Box 115
Springdale, UT 84767

The workshop is being held Saturday and Sunday, March 6th and 7th, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Canyon Community Center (CCC).

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Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    January 12th, 2010       Writing Away - The Book

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Briefcase to Backpack

Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    January 7th, 2010       Writing Away - The Book

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Journaling Solo vs. with Others

Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    October 28th, 2009       Travel, Writing Away - The Book

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Reading/Signing at the Green Arcade Oct. 12th

Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    October 6th, 2009       Writing Away - The Book

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the Moleskine myDetour Project comes to San Francisco

Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    August 26th, 2009       Writing Away - The Book

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Enter Your Entry!

Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    May 18th, 2009       Writing Away - The Book

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Critical Acclaim for Writing Away

Author: Lavinia Spalding    |    April 23rd, 2009       Writing Away - The Book

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About the Author

Laura Spalding Lavinia Spalding is author of Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler and With a Measure of Grace, the Story and Recipes of a Small Town Restaurant. She is a regular contributor to Yoga Journal, and her work has appeared in such publications as Sunset Magazine, Post Road, CitySmart, and Inkwell.

Lavinia grew up in the small towns of Kensington, New Hampshire and Flagstaff, Arizona, where she spent her bohemian childhood climbing trees, writing poetry, and playing the classical guitar. She attended the University of Arizona Creative Writing program and upon graduating, immediately took a job teaching English in Busan, South Korea. It was an impulsive decision that changed the course of her life, turning it irreversibly nomadic. She has since traipsed through some thirty countries on five continents, a blank notebook and a clutch of pens her constant companions.

Although her inextinguishable wanderlust prevents her from ever really staying put, Lavinia currently lives in San Francisco and can always be found at www.laviniaspalding.com.

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