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Do not lose your French!


PAUSE CAFE and CINE CLUB at the French House!
When: Every week (Pause Café, Tuesdays from 2:45pm to 4:45pm) and (Ciné Club, Thursdays at 7:00pm)
What: Pause Café is a chance to take a load off, enjoy some French food snacks, and chat in French. Ciné Club shows the best French films, from adventures to dramas to comedies. Where: The French House, 1404 JPA (across from McLeod) The list of films for each week is available at http://www.virginia.edu/french/maison/


Teaching Assistantships in France:

Students interested in applying to be a TEACHING ASSISTANT in France for the 2009-2010 academic year may visit the web site of the Service Culturel de l'Ambassade de France at http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?rubrique424&tout=ok


What's Your Story?
www.EuropeBackpack.com

We are now accepting submissions for the following titles:

  • Western Europe From a Backpack
  • Italy From a Backpack
  • Spain From a Backpack
  • France From a Backpack

We are looking for first-person must-tell stories -- the one story you continue to share with friends. Send us your best study abroad and backpacking stories from Italy, Spain, France, UK, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Greece, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Length: Stories average 800-2,000 words. While we will accept stories up to 3,000 words, shorter stories have a better chance of being accepted. Please review the first book, EUROPE FROM A BACKPACK, to determine the appropriate style and length for your narrative.

How to submit: Send your story by MS Word attachment to submit@EuropeBackpack.com with the following information (on the attachment): name, story title, story location, address, phone, primary
e-mail, secondary e-mail, and College or University. Include a fun and brief bio of yourself after the story.

Rights: We are interested in non-exclusive rights. The author retains the copyright and may reprint the story elsewhere.

Compensation: If your story is accepted for publication you will receive $100 for each story of any length and two complimentary copies of the book. By submitting your story, you agree to sell the non-exclusive rights to your story at the above price.

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