TRAVELFARNOW: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS IN ZANZIBAR

Between 2009-2019, I led led a wide variety of writing workshops and initiatives in Zanzibar.

Maneno: Stone Town Writers Night: a monthly poetry series 
Maneno Express: a FB page promoting East African literary arts
Tizama Juu: writing & walking tours of Stone Town
Women Writers Workshop Zanzibar: a weekend intensive with writer Neema Komba
Split Between: an intensive writing workshop for women with Carolyn Defrin

TESTIMONIALS 

"Amanda led a women's writer's workshop in Zanzibar with beautiful skill and warmth. From professional writers to those just beginning to tell their tales, we all grew through the community experience and gentle direction Amanda and Carolyn curated. Their love of the written word and their passion for stories was inspirational." — Lara Seaver, United States / Split Between attendee

"Amanda facilitated a wonderful writers retreat in Bwejuu, Zanzibar in a small, quaint garden beach hotel. With a charming passion for writing she managed to open doors and make me capture memory and use that in my writing in new creative ways. I am thrilled, writing is my daily job and I have a book inside, waiting to find a form!" — Minou Fuglesang, founder of Femina Hip, Sweden / Split Between attendee

"I have had the opportunity to be part of two of Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein's writing experiences, and they were both soul nourishing, enriching times! Highly recommended." — Rupal Ganatra, writer, Tanzania

"From the affordability and magic of the accommodations to the prompts & blueprint we followed to the beautiful way so many magical women came together, the journey was one that forever impacted and deeply inspired me. 

​The quality of instruction and leadership was perfect, from the range of experience and expertise to the softness of both of our hosts. Y'all were creatively inspired and had a very well thought-out lesson plan and writing prompts to follow. — Ashley Halligan, writer, United States / Split Between attendee