Almost Famous
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
Almost Famous July 11, 2011 09.00-17.00 Neilson Hays Library ___________ Exclusive in Thailand. A Master Class in creative non-fiction. For writers who are almost ready for publication, or who want to perfect a particular story. Writers will be expected to submit an almost-finished article/personal essay prior to the workshop, for consideration and positive critique by […]
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Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
BREAKING THROUGH May 22 2011, Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok Featured workshop in Neilson Hays WordPlay Literary Festival. A workshop for writers and photographers who want to produce engaging articles for publication. Run by Paul Sochaczewski and Gavin Gough, photographer.
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Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Writing Workshops
Breaking Through: How to write and photograph a personal travel story for publication First time in Bangkok, limited to 12 participants You’re a voyager, and an insightful soul. A writer. And a photographer. You know you could produce a better article than many of the stories you see in in-flight magazines and daily newspapers. But […]
Read MoreSharing the Journey: Travel Writing with Style
Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
Sharing the Journey: Travel writing with style Summer 2011, date to be determined, Jakarta, Indonesia ________ You’ve fought with crocodiles in the Philippines and meditated in a frigid cave in Ladakh. You’ve nibbled grilled grasshoppers in Isaan and had a life-changing conversation with a monk in Laos. You want to share your journey, but aren’t too […]
Read MoreSharing the Journey: Travel Writing with Style
Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
Sharing the Journey: Travel writing with style Fall 2011, date to be determined, Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok, Thailand ________ You’ve fought with crocodiles in the Philippines and meditated in a frigid cave in Ladakh. You’ve nibbled grilled grasshoppers in Isaan and had a life-changing conversation with a monk in Laos. You want to share your journey, […]
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Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
BREAKING THROUGH January 17 and 25, 2011. Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok First time in Thailand. A workshop for writers and photographers who want to produce engaging articles for publication. Run by Paul Sochaczewski and Gavin Gough, photographer. Registration at www.bangkokphotoschool.com
Read MoreJumping Through Buddhist Hoops in Burma
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Curious Travel
INLE LAKE, Burma “Come on Brochette, jump through this hoop. Arnold Schwarzenegger can do it – it can’t be that hard.” My friend’s ginger cat in Geneva was doing what cats everywhere do – exactly what she felt like. Which at this moment was not jumping through a hoop. I was trying to accomplish a […]
Read MoreSharing the Journey-Travel Writing with Style
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
Sharing the Journey Travel writing with style ________ Sponsored by Indonesian Heritage Society www.heritagejkt.org Jakarta, Indonesia Monday November 22, and same workshop again Tuesday November 23. 08.30-17.00 ________ You’ve fought with crocodiles in the Philippines and meditated in a frigid cave in Ladakh. You’ve nibbled grilled grasshoppers in Isaan and had a life-changing conversation with […]
Read MorePutting the Bounce in the Ball
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
Playing golf near the rainforest which revolutionized the game MANAUS, Brazil Normally when I play golf, I clutter my head with an excess of swing thoughts – turn, extend the arm, swing to two o’clock, and so on. But standing on the first tee of the Manaus Golf Club outside the Brazilian city of Manaus, […]
Read MoreExploring Your Personal Odyssey
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
A creative writing workshop that helps people tell their personal stories ___ Monday October 11, 2010. 08.30-17.00 Sponsored by Neilson Hays Library [email protected] Tel: +66 2 233 1731 Bangkok, Thailand ___ Do you want to write your personal story but have been procrastinating, or don’t quite know how to start? This workshop helps people understand what […]
Read MoreAn Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles Lecture on Alfred Russel Wallace __ Friday July 16, 2010 18.00-19.00 National University Singapore Sponsored by National Parks Board-Singapore http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/talks/20100716-wallacetalk.txt ___ Charles Darwin has been lionized as one of the giants of western thought for his theory of evolution. But what about Alfred Russel Wallace, a contemporary of Darwin’s who […]
Read MoreSummary of lectures/presentations
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in LECTURES
Paul has prepared three core lecture themes. An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles Travels in Search of Eco-Dharma Things That Go Bump in the Night His presentations are highly-visual, full of intriguing story-telling and curious insights. “Paul’s lecture taught me about things I had never even considered, and got me to re-think some of my old […]
Read MoreOrangutans
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Photos
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Read MoreArticles
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in Articles
Some notes on these articles This section includes just a few of the more than 600 by-lined articles I’ve had published in the International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, CNN Traveller, GQ, Geographical, Reader’s Digest, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Leisure Golf, DestinAsian, International Wildlife, Earth Times, BBC Wildlife, and many other publications. Some of these […]
Read MoreAn Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by Paul Sochaczewski in LECTURES
An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles Alfred Russel Wallace and the Theory of Natural Selection The 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species was celebrated in 2009. It was a landmark book which dramatically changed how we think about ourselves and the world in which we live. Charles Darwin has been lionized as one of […]
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