Course Title: Travel Writing
Instructor: Mia Pandey Gordon, A&S ‘14
Brought to you by Odyssey
March 23, 2026 - April 27, 2026 (6 Sessions)
Mondays, 6:30PM ET - 8:30PM ET
Virtual via Zoom
Course Description: Explore how writers capture the essence of place through language, weaving together observation, memory, and imagination. Through poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, participants will encounter voices that illuminate both the external world and the landscapes within. Reflect on how travel writing transforms ordinary experience into art revealing how deeply seeing the world changes how we see ourselves
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Mia Pandey Gordon is a writer and painter who resides in Sydney, Australia and has grown up in many parts of the world including London, Geneva, Athens, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York, and Washington D.C.
She completed a MA in Writing at Johns Hopkins University where she was fortunate to receive the Outstanding Graduate in Fiction prize. Her nonfiction essay, "Walking the Wire", appeared in the widely acclaimed anthology Growing Up Indian in Australia. Her ekphrastic piece "Ruth Sears Bacon", part of a fiction series drawn from John Singer Sargent’s paintings, was featured in The Ekphrastic Review.
Her forthcoming work will appear in the 2026 Featured Writer section of Madwomen in the Attic.
Event DateStarts: Monday, March 23, 20266:30pm EDTEnds: Monday, April 27, 20268:30pm EDT
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