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Elaine Avila on winning the 2014 Short Play Contest
Elaine Avila writes about winning the first annual Disquiet Short Play Contest, her time in Lisbon, and “the exhilaration of being part of a group that...
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Disquiet is, to my way of thinking, the very best program of its type in the world.
- George Saunders, 2012 Guest Writer
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International Literary Program in Lisbon, Portugal June 28 - July 10, 2015
meet our Faculty
2015 Faculty & Guest Writers include: Mary Gaitskill, Rachel Kushner, Jordan Bass (McSweeney’s), David Caplan, Erica Dawson, Arthur Flowers, Noy Holland, Stefan Kiesbye, Eileen Myles, Stephanie Timm, Terri Witek... and many more TBA!
Literary Lisbon
From Pessoa to Pires, a guided tour through literary Lisbon
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DISQUIET 2015 is currently accepting applications
“Girls” in GQ
2014 Disquiet Prize winner "Girls" gets a signal boost from GQ.
Disquiet/Retirement Plan
Go to DISQUIET 2015 (details forthcoming), and then retire in the Algarve!
DISQUIET in South85 Journal
In Portugal, everyone goes naked, on and off the beaches. By this I mean that what I found at Disquiet were people, not writers, not speakers, not editors, not...
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Disquiet 2014 rescued and ruined me: great workshops, great lectures and readings, great people. How am I supposed to get back to real life?
Hugo Dos Santos
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I've had an incredible time, had great conversations with good people, spent time in one of the most beautiful cities in the world and learned a lot about writing. I'll never forget it.