Eressos, my home from home; Women's Festival Herstory Writing Project
Have you been to Eressos more than once? If so please tell us your story, in your own words and in your own language.
The poet Sappho, born in Eressos, established a school for young women on Lesvos in 600 BC. Her legacy has been bringing women to Eressos since the 1950's when members of Natalie Barnes Paris Salon came here- from that time onwards many women from many different countries have been coming to Eressos at least once a year every year.
What makes you come back to Eressos? Does Eressos give you a sense of home, of returning, of belonging? Is it the special energy of this ancient place? Or is it the beach, the women, the bars, the dancing, the sports?
Perhaps Eressos is a meeting place where you reunite with international friends, or you are drawn back by the natural beauty of the land and the sea. Have your visits here have been life changing? Maybe you have not even consciously thought before about why you come here- you just want to or need to come.
For Women's Festival 2007 we wish to create a book of your stories- the stories of women visitors to Eressos. This book will be available for all women to read- as a virtual book on the festival website, and as a real book on display in Skala Eressos throughout the festival. All contributions will be included.
If you would like to contribute your own story we would love to hear it and to include it in the book. How to contribute:
Maximum number of words- 1000. If you wish please send us a photo of yourself which will be displayed alongside your story. Please give us your name, which country you are from and contact details.
Deadline for entries: 15th August 2007
How to get your story to us:
By email- attach your story as a Word document to an email with Eressos, my home from home as the subject, and send it to: HERSTORY WRITING PROJECT
By post: Send your story as a hard copy +CD copy to:
In person:
If you are in Eressos during the summer and you feel inspired while you are actually here to write something, you can bring your story (+CD copy) to us in the Sappho Travel office.
If you miss the 15th August deadline but you are here in Eressos and feel inspired to write you can bring your stories to us in the Sappho Travel office and we will display these stories too.
Special conditions
Please note that we reserve the right to exclude any contributions of an offensive nature.
