Dr. Paul Genoni - author
Paul Genoni has worked as a librarian and academic, most recently with the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry at Curtin University, Western Australia.
His research and publishing spans Australian literature and culture, including travel writing; expatriate memoir; and pilgrimage narratives.
He has published a book on Australian explorer narratives and co-edited a collection of essays on Thea Astley.
With Tanya Dalziell, he co-authored Half the Perfect World: Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955-1964, which received the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction.
It is this book which forms the basis of his retreat workshops on the island of Hydra, together with Tanya, in October 2025.
My recent work
With Tanya Dalziell, Paul Genoni co-authored Half the Perfect World: Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955-1964, which received the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction.
It is this book which forms the basis of his retreat workshops on the island of Hydra, together with Tanya, in October 2025., which will immerse us in Hydra's past as an epicentre of 1960s bohemianism, as we're introduced you to Charmian Clift, George Johnston and other creative giants of the time, including Leonard Cohen, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Sidney Nolan, and others.
During these 6 days, you will encounter this unforgettable island through memorable words and images created by those who knew it best.
It is an immersive experience for those interested in writing, reading, historical literature, those seeking to experience a location through its literary history, and anyone who loves Hydra ....
in 2025
I'm teaching a series of workshops with Tanya Dalziell on the island of Hydra, as part of Anna Kwiecinska's 'Writing by the Sea in Greece' series.
'Hydra, an island in the mind' is a literary Immersion for readers, writers, travellers and the curious ....
17-23 OCTOBER, 2025 HYDRA, GREECE