CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Faculty Members and Seminars

Seminars are led by award-winning writers who are also generous teachers. Each member of the conference faculty leads a daily seminar, usually including a short lecture, discussion, and (optional) writing exercises. You are welcome to attend as many of these sessions as you like. We suggest that you attend one seminar regularly and visit several of the others. See the schedule below, as well as the Faculty and Guest Speakers page.

Manuscript consultations and informal conferences

If you register for a consultation, a faculty member or teaching fellow will meet with you privately to discuss your work. Sign up on the registration form.

During the week teaching fellows are also available to talk with you informally.

Time for Writing

Some people attend every event; others reserve part of each day for writing. Arrange your day in the way that suits you best. You will find quiet work spaces in the dorms and libraries and rolling lawns across the campus.

Guest Speakers

Speakers will talk about the writer's craft and, during the publishing panel, about the process of getting your work into print. See the schedule below. Also see Faculty and Guest Speakers page.

Conference Schedule for 2009:

For updated final schedule of events: click here

See Faculty and Guest Speakers page for details

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2009

1:00 - 5:00 PM Registration
5:00 PM Reception and dinner
8:00-9:30 PM Faculty panel and readings                

 

MONDAY, JUNE 15-FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009: THE DAILY SCHEDULE

        Your manuscript reader will schedule your consultation.

8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00-10:15 AM Novel: Alexander Chee
10:30 AM Literary Journalism and Memoir: Lis Harris

Short Story: Roxana Robinson

12:00-1:15 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Literary Journalism: Alexandra Peers

Poetry: Ravi Shankar

3:30-5:00 PM Guest speakers, special events
5:00-6:00 PM Craft workshops: Teaching Fellows
6:00-7:30 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Guest speakers and faculty readings
9:30 PM Informal readings by students and fellows


On Friday, June 19, 2009 the conference ends at 2:45 pm.

 

TOPICS AND GUEST SPEAKERS FOR 2009

Readings of Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction/members of the conference faculty and the teaching fellows

New Forms of Story, and Fiction Reading/Amy Bloom

Fiction Reading/Andre Aciman

The Future of Journalism /Katha Pollitt

Documentary Film and Family History/Sadia Shepard

Poetry and Translation/Peter Cole

New Poetry/Katha Pollitt

Graphic Novels, to be announced

Blogs and Digital Media/Kit Reed, Alexander Chee and others

Innovations in Publishing/Johnny Temple, Ravi Shankar, Abigail Holstein

Writing a Book Proposal/Sadia Shepard

Working With Your Editor: A Fiction Writers View/Josh Henkin, Lexi Bloom

Editors' and Agents' panel/ Lexy Bloom, Julie Barer, Johnny Temple, and others

Selecting an MFA Program/Paul Vidich, Lis Harris and others

We reserve the right to adjust the program.