Vasto Arts Workshops

The 2026 Vasto Arts Workshops will be held from May 31 to June 6 and June 8 to June 13 at the liberty-style Villa Monteferrante in the town of Vasto, Italy, overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Programming includes workshops, a guided tour of Vasto’s historic center, and visits to local artists’ studios for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. The faculty for the May 31 to June 6 session includes poet, fiction writer, and copublisher of Guernica Editions, Michael Mirolla. The faculty for the June 8 to June 13 session includes prose writer and copublisher of Guernica Editions, Connie Guzzo-McParland. The cost of both workshops, which includes all programming and a welcome barbeque, is €925 (approximately $1,076) each. Residents are responsible for their own lodging, meals, and travel expenses. Registration is first come; first served. Visit the website for more information.