Conferences & Residencies

POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES application information for writers conferences, literary festivals, and residencies of interest to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators. Applications for the following events are due shortly. Conferences and festivals with rolling, first-come, first-served admission are listed well in advance. Some accept registration on the date of the event. Contact the sponsoring organization for an application and complete guidelines. When requesting information by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). All accessibility information has been provided by the sponsoring organizations.

Agents & Editors Conference

The Writers’ League of Texas (WLT) 2024 Agents & Editors Conference will be held from June 21 to June 23 at the Hyatt Regency on Lady Bird

Lake in Austin, Texas. The conference features presentations, panels, authors in conversation, and a keynote address for fiction and creative nonfiction writers. Participating publishing professionals include agents Sarah Bowlin (Aevitas Creative Management), Jennifer Chen Tran (Glass Literary Management), Natalie Edwards (Trellis Literary Management), Cherise Fisher (Wendy Sherman Associates), Robert Guinsler (Sterling Lord Literistic), and Michaela Whatnall (Dystel, Goderich, and Bourret). The cost of the conference is $509 for WLT members and $569 for non-members. One-on-one consultations with editors and agents are available for an additional $50. Lodging is available at the conference hotel for a discounted nightly rate of $209 for a single- or double-occupancy room. Admissions are rolling through June 21. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include elevators in all multilevel event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, doorways, and parking; accessible bathrooms and events spaces; and signage in Braille throughout the event space. Contact the executive director via phone or e-mail for additional accessibility details.

Agents & Editors Conference, Writers’ League of Texas, 611 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200 A-3, Austin, TX 78704. (512) 499-8914. Becka Oliver, Executive

Director. becka@writersleague.org writersleague.org/prog

Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residency

The Adirondack Center for Writing will offer a two-week residency from September 22 to October 6 to six poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at a lodge on Twitchell Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. Three of the residents will be chosen from the Adirondack region and the other three from anywhere else in the world. Residents are each provided with a private room and bathroom, work space, and meals. There is no cost to attend the residency, but residents are responsible for travel expenses to and from Twitchell Lake. To apply, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages and a cover letter with a $30 application fee by May 19. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include accessible dining spaces, accessible reading event spaces, and accessible parking. Contact the executive director via phone or e-mail for additional accessibility details.

Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residency, Adirondack Center for Writing, P.O. Box 956, Saranac Lake, NY 12983. (518) 354-1261.

Nathalie Thill, Executive Director. info@adirondackcenterforwriting.org adirondackcenterforwriting.org/residency

Biographers International Organization Conference

The 2024 Biographers International Organization (BIO) Conference will be held on May 16 and May 17 at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in New York City; select events will also be streamed online. The conference features panels on craft and current issues in biography, including archival research, writing on science, the intersection of art and politics, and the treatment of factors such as race, gender, class, sexuality, intersectionality, and borders in African American and Asian American biography. The presenters include biographers Thulani Davis, Jonathan Eig, John A. Farrell, Tanisha C. Ford, Samuel G. Freedman, Beverly Gray, Will Hermes, Tamara Payne, and Ilyon Woo. Biographer Kai Bird will deliver the keynote address. The cost to attend the conference in person is $345 ($295 for BIO members); the cost for online registration is $99 ($49 for BIO members). The registration deadline is May 17. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue; elevators in multilevel event spaces; closed captioning for online programming; and assistive listening devices (with advance request). Contact administrator and membership coordinator Lori Izykowski at lori@biographersinternational.org for additional accessibility details.

Biographers International Organization Conference, Biographers International Organization, P.O. Box 33020,

Santa Fe, NM 87594. Michael Gately, Executive Director. execdirector @biographersinternational.org biographersinternational.org/conference

Buinho Creative Hub Residencies

Buinho Creative Hub offers residencies of two weeks to three months yearround to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the historic town of Messejana, Portugal. Residents are provided with a singleor double-occupancy room in one of three traditional Portuguese houses, as well as access to private and shared studios. The Buinho residence also features a central studio and backyard workshop. The cost of the residency is €800 to €1,000 (approximately $872 to $1,090) per month, depending on the room; transportation and meals are not included. To apply, e-mail up to 20 pages of poetry or prose, a letter of intent, a project proposal, and a curriculum vitae. There is no application fee. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include accessible bathrooms and signage in Braille (with advance request). Contact executive producer Monica Reis at monica@buinho.pt for additional accessibility details.

Buinho Creative Hub Residencies,

Rua Nova de São Brás 43, 7600-346 Messejana, Portugal. Carlos Alcobia, General Manager. info@buinho.pt buinho.pt/residency-2

Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Budapest and Prague Writing Retreat

The Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Budapest and Prague Writing Retreat will be held from July 19 to July 27 in the historic city centers of Budapest and Prague. The retreat features writing and publishing workshops, craft seminars, and generative writing sessions for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets and prose writers Rita Banerjee and Diana Norma Szokolyai. The cost of the retreat is $4,800, which includes tuition, lodging at Hotel Oktogon in Budapest and Falkensteiner Hotel in Prague, daily breakfast, and special meals. To apply, submit 5 to 10 pages of poetry, prose, or hybrid work; a brief bio; a cover letter; and contact information for two references with a $10 application fee (fee waivers are available based on financial need) by June 1. Partial scholarships for BIPOC writers, LGBTQ+ writers, student writers, and parent writers are available. To apply for a scholarship, submit a general retreat application and a cover letter that includes a statement on how a scholarship would assist you in meeting your writing goals by May

15. There is no fee for scholarship applications. Registration is first come, first served; space is limited. Visit the website for an application form and more information.

Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue and elevators in all multilevel event spaces. Contact Cambridge Writers’ Workshop manager Corrine Previte at info@cambridgewritersworkshop.org for additional accessibility details. Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Budapest and Prague Writing Retreat, Cambridge Writers’ Workshop, Inc., Artist’s Row, 24 New Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970. (617) 401-8950. Diana Norma Szokolyai, Executive Artistic Director.

info@cambridgewritersworkshop.org cambridgewritersworkshop.org

Civitella Ranieri Foundation

The Civitella Ranieri Foundation “Forms of Wonder” workshop will be held from November 16 to November 25 at the 15th-century Civitella Ranieri Castle in Umbria, Italy. The workshop features writing sessions, craft lectures, and excursions to museums, local towns, religious sites, and natural settings for poets. The faculty includes poets David Baker, D. A. Powell, and Paisley Rekdal. Residents are provided with a private apartment that includes a bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom, and studio. The full cost of the workshop, which covers lodging, excursion fees, and daily lunch and dinner, is $4,500. There is a reduced fee for residents staying in doubleoccupancy rooms. Travel costs are not included. To apply, submit 10 pages of poetry and a cover letter by June 1. There is no application fee. Visit the website for an application form and more information.

Accessibility accommodations include accessible transportation to and from the Civitella Ranieri Castle as well as on its grounds; accessible doorways; accessible event spaces; accessible bathrooms; ASL interpretation (with advance request); and signage in Braille. E-mail the special projects coordinator for additional accessibility details.

Civitella Ranieri Foundation,

28 Hubert Street, New York, NY 10013. (212) 226-2002. Juliette Neil, Special Projects Coordinator. juliette@civitella.org civitella.org/wonder-fall-poetry-workshop

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference

The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference will be held online from June 28 to July 1. The conference features evaluation and discussion of book-length and chapbook-length poetry manuscripts with poets, editors, and publishers. The faculty includes poets Joan Houlihan and Danielle Legros Georges, poet and editor Gabriel Fried (Persea Press), and editor Jeff Shotts (Graywolf Press).

The cost of the conference is $1,000. To apply, e-mail three or four poems of any length and a brief bio. There is no application fee. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.

Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference, Concord Poetry Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742. Joan Houlihan, Director. conferences@colrainpoetry.com colrainpoetry.com

Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency

The Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency for fiction writers will be held from September 11 to September 18 at the Avalon Inn on Cuttyhunk Island, seven nautical miles off the coast of southeastern Massachusetts. The residency offers workshops, readings, nightly salons, and time to write. The cost of the residency, which includes workshops, meals, and round-trip transportation on the ferry from New Bedford, Massachusetts, is $1,850 with lodging in a shared room and $2,500 with lodging in a single room. To apply, submit up to 15 pages of prose with a $15 application fee by May 15. Three full scholarships are available. Visit the website for more information.

Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency, 4 Cemetery Road, Cuttyhunk, MA 02713. Ben Shattuck, Director. cuttyhunkislandresidency@gmail.com cuttyhunkislandresidency.com

Fiction Meets Science Residency

The Fiction Meets Science Residency offers up to two residencies of three to ten months annually to fiction and nonfiction writers at the HanseWissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study in Delmenhorst, Germany. Residents are provided with a private apartment and office space at the institute, where they will connect with an international community of guest scientists. Residents are expected to give one lecture or reading and to attend the weekly lectures given by the scientist fellows at the institute. Residencies include travel expenses and a monthly stipend of €2,500 (approximately $2,726). Eligible writers must have published at least one book or have a record of short works published in reputable journals and should be working on a novel, short story collection, or work of narrative nonfiction in which “science is an essential feature of the book’s themes, plot, structure, or characters.” To apply for residencies in 2025, submit a letter of intent, including information about your background and a list of publications, via e-mail (the letter should not be sent as an attachment) by May 15. There is no application fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue and elevators in all multilevel event spaces. E-mail the project director for additional accessibility details.

Fiction Meets Science Residency, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Lehmkuhlenbusch 4, 27753 Delmenhorst, Germany.

Susan M. Gaines, Project Director. susanmgaines@gmail.com fictionmeetsscience.org

Frost Place

The Frost Place Poetry Seminar will be held online from August 4 to August 8. The seminar features poetry workshops, craft talks, and faculty readings. The faculty includes poets Patrick Donnelly, Janice N. Harrington, and Jane Huffman. The cost of the conference is $700. To apply, submit three poems of any length with a $25 application fee (fee waived for returning participants) by July 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Accessibility accommodations include closed captioning for online programming. Contact the program director via phone or e-mail for additional accessibility details.

Frost Place, P.O. Box 74, Franconia, NH 03580. (603) 823-5510. Patrick Donnelly, Program Director. frost@frostplace.org frostplace.org

Headlands Center for the Arts

Headlands Center for the Arts offers four- to ten-week residencies from mid-June to mid-November to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the coastal wilderness of the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and work space in a shared house, round-trip airfare, five meals per week, and a $1,000 monthly stipend. Writers not currently enrolled in an academic program are eligible. To apply for residencies in 2025, submit a writing sample of up to 20 pages of poetry or 30 pages of prose, a letter of interest, a résumé, and contact information

for three references by June 10. The application fee is $35 until May 6 and

$45 thereafter. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include accessible bathrooms in the studio building and select housing, an accessible dining hall, accessible parking, and ASL interpretation (with advance request). Headlands Center for the Arts,

944 Ft. Barry, Sausalito, CA 94965.

(415) 331-2787, ext. 24. Holly Blake,

Senior Residency Manager. hblake@headlands.org headlands.org/program/air

In Cahoots Residency

In Cahoots offers residencies of one or two weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and scholars in the countryside of Petaluma, California, in scenic Sonoma County. Residents are provided with individual cottages, each with a private kitchen, bathroom, and studio for writing. The cost of the residency is $950 for one week or $1,600 for two weeks. To apply for residencies between January and May 2025, submit one to three writing samples totaling no more than 10 pages, a project proposal, and a curriculum vitae with a $25 application fee by June 1. Visit the website for more information.

In Cahoots Residency, 198 Liberty Road, Petaluma, CA 94952. Macy Chadwick, Founder and Director. incahootsresidency@gmail.com incahootsresidency.com

Indiana University Writers’ Conference

The 2024 Indiana University Writers’ Conference will be held from June 6 to June 9 in Bloomington, Indiana. The conference features workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, and readings for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poets Jos Charles and torrin a. greathouse, fiction writers Angela Jackson-Brown and Sequoia Nagamatsu, and nonfiction writers T Kira Māhealani Madden and Alex Marzano-Lesnevich. The cost of the conference, including tuition for a workshop and all classes, panels, and readings, is $825. The cost of the conference without workshops is $400. General registration is first come, first served and includes a $25 registration fee. Lodging is available in campus dormitories for $55.70 per night and at the Graduate Bloomington Hotel for $99 to $119 per night. After registering for a workshop, submit 8 to 10 pages of poetry or up to 20 pages of prose; admissions are rolling. Visit the website for more information.

Indiana University Writers’ Conference, Ballantine Hall 440, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Bob Bledsoe, Director. writecon@indiana.edu iuwc.indiana.edu

Loghaven Artist Residency

Loghaven offers residencies of two to six weeks year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in five rehabilitated historic log cabins and newly built facilities on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. The residency includes an $850 weekly stipend for supplies and expenses, a travel subsidy on a sliding scale from $400 to $800, and up to $200 in reimbursement for materials shipping. To apply, submit 8 to 10 poems totaling up to 15 pages or two to three samples of prose totaling no more than 20 pages, two professional references, a completed application form,

and a $20 application fee between June 1 and July 15. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include an accessible residential cabin and community space, accessible bathrooms, a roll-out sidewalk for access to the accessible cabin, accessible parking, and signage in Braille. E-mail the Loghaven staff for additional accessibility details. Loghaven Artist Residency, 1001 Loghaven Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. info@loghaven.org loghaven.org

MASS MoCA Writing Through Art Poetry Retreat

MASS MoCA Writing Through Art offers a fall retreat for poets from October 31 to November 6 in North Adams, Massachusetts. The retreat includes morning generative workshops with prompts, exercises, discussions, and readings; afternoon visits to art galleries, studios, and the Berkshires; and a one-on-one manuscript consultation with poet, editor, and retreat director

Jan Freeman. Residents have access to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Clark Art

Institute, and the Williams College Museum of Art. The retreat provides residents with lodging in a private bedroom with a shared bathroom and kitchen across the street from MASS MoCA. The cost of the retreat is $1,650. Financial assistance is available on a firstcome, first-served basis. To apply, submit three or four poems of any length and a statement of interest by July 14. There is no application fee. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include elevator access to studios and museum galleries, as well as accessible parking. E-mail the retreat director for additional accessibility details.

MASS MoCA Writing Through Art Poetry Retreat, c/o Jan Freeman, 1117 West Road, Ashfield, MA 01330. Jan Freeman, Retreat Director. janfreemanpoetry@gmail.com assetsforartists.org/jan-freeman

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

The 2024 Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference will be held from August 1 to August 3 on the Mendocino Coast in California. The conference features workshops for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, as well as craft seminars, panels, oneon-one manuscript consultations, and open mics. The faculty includes poet Douglas Manuel; poet and nonfiction writer Jane Wong; fiction writers Nic Anstett, Francesca Lia Block, Kate

Folk, Gene Kwak, and Lio Min; fiction and nonfiction writer Henry Hoke; and nonfiction writers Jessica Ferri and Angela Garbes. Fiction writer Rachel Kushner will deliver the keynote address. Participating publishing professionals include agent Sarah Bowlin (Aevitas Creative Management) and editor Alyssa Ogi (Tin House). The registration fee is $875 and includes morning workshops, all afternoon events, and breakfast and lunch each day. One-on-one manuscript consultations are available for an additional $60. Lodging is available at a wide range of accommodations on the Mendocino Coast, including oceanfront inns, campgrounds, glamping facilities, and motels. The registration deadline is June 30. Visit the website for more information.

E-mail operations manager Patty West for additional accessibility details.

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, P.O. Box 2087, Ft. Bragg, CA 95437. info@mcwc.org mcwc.org

Ragdale

The Ragdale Foundation offers residencies of 18 days year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on 38 acres of prairie in Lake Forest, Illinois, 30 miles north of Chicago. Residents are provided with a private room and bathroom, a shared kitchen, and meals. The cost of the residency ranges from $630 to $4,500 on an income-based sliding scale. A limited number of fully funded fellowships with stipends of $1,000 or more are available. To apply for residencies in 2025, submit up to 20 pages of poetry or prose, a résumé or curriculum vitae, and a writer’s statement with a $25 application fee (fee waivers are available upon request via e-mail) by May 15. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include accessible doorways and bathrooms, an accessible studio, and accessible parking.

Ragdale, 1260 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045. (847) 234-1063, ext. 23. Deanna Miera, Residency Manager. deanna@ragdale.org ragdale.org/residencies

Renaissance House Residency Program

The Renaissance House Residency Program offers residencies of one to two weeks in July to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at the former writing barn of Dorothy West in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The residencies include workshops, lectures, and time to write. Visiting writers include fiction and nonfiction writer Jill Nelson; nonfiction writers Nancy Slonim Aronie, Cole Brown, Jessica B. Harris, and Susan Klein; and scholar Salem Mekuria. The cost of the residency, which includes a private room, workshops, trips to nearby historical sites and museums, and breakfast and dinner, is $950 per week. To apply, submit an application with a poetry or prose sample of any length written in the past four years. Applications are considered on a rolling basis; there is no application fee.

Visit the website for an application form and more information.

Accessibility accommodations include transportation near the venue. Contact the founder via phone or e-mail for additional accessibility details. Renaissance House Residency Program, Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation for Artists in Need, 484 West 43rd Street, Suite 37E, New York, NY 10036. (917) 747-0367. Abigail McGrath, Founder. renaissancehse@aol.com renaissance-house-harlem.com

Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat for Women

The Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat for Women offers one-week residencies three times a year to twelve poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators who identify as women at McGee Island, a 110-acre private island located three miles east of Port Clyde, Maine. Residents are provided with lodging at a turn-of-the-century oceanfront summer cottage in single- or shared-occupancy rooms, three chefprepared meals a day, transportation to and from the island, and the opportunity to participate in after-dinner readings

and critiques and to wander trails, kayak, or enjoy a sauna. The cost of the retreat is $2,075 to $2,900 depending on the room selection. To apply for a residency from September 7 to September 14 or from September 14 to September 21, e-mail to request a general application form. Applications, which require a 10-page writing sample, are accepted on a rolling basis. One full scholarship is available. To apply for the scholarship, e-mail to request a scholarship application form. The deadline for scholarship applications, which require a 10-page writing sample, a 500-word personal statement, and a financial statement with a $30 application fee, is June 15. Visit the website for more information.

Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat for Women, 11 Willow Street, Hull, MA 02045. Pamela Loring, Cofounder and Program Director. retreat@thesaltyquill.com thesaltyquill.com/home.html

Sonoma County Writers Camp

The Summer 2024 Sonoma County Writers Camp will be held from July 24 to July 28 at the Ratna Ling Retreat Center in Cazadero, California. The retreat features generative workshops in fiction and creative nonfiction, panels by authors and agents, master classes, meditative dream writing, and student readings. The faculty includes fiction writer Ellen Sussman and fiction and nonfiction writer Elizabeth Stark. The cost of the retreat, which includes all meals, lodging in a singleoccupancy room, and activities, is $2,495. Registration is first come, first served. One fellowship covering full tuition will be offered to a BIPOC writer self-identifying as a woman or as nonbinary; to apply, submit an artist’s statement and a prose writing sample of up to 1,000 words by May 24. There is no registration fee. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways, as well as accessible parking. Contact Ratna Ling at lindac@ratnaling .org for additional accessibility details. Sonoma County Writers Camp,

1993 Burnside Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Ellen Sussman, Cofounder and Codirector. office@sonomacountywriterscamp.com sonomacountywriterscamp.com

Sunlit Residency

Sunlit Residency offers weekly residencies of one to three weeks and monthly residencies of up to three months year-round to poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and translators at the Sue-Je Lee Gage Residency for Human Rights and

Social Justice in Ithaca, New York. The residency provides time and space to write. The faculty includes fiction writer Nick Kowalczyk and translator Annette H. Levine, both of who live on-site and are available to consult with residents by request. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and full kitchen as well as shared studio space. The cost of a weekly residency is $400 per week, and the cost of a monthly residency is $1,000 per month. Mini-residencies are available for up to three days at a nightly rate of $100. To apply, submit four or five pages of poetry or 8 to 10 pages of prose, a personal statement, and a project description. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no application fee. Visit the website for an application form and complete guidelines.

Sunlit Residency, 232 Valley Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. (607) 229-2683. Annette Levine, Executive Director. sunlitresidency@gmail.com sunlitresidency.com

Taos Writers Conference

The eighth annual Taos Writers Conference will be held from July 19 to July 21 at Society of the Muse of the Southwest, a literary organization in Taos, New Mexico. The conference features workshops for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and writers working in hybrid genres, as well as intensive critique sessions, faculty readings, and roundtable discussions with agents and editors. The faculty includes poets Tommy Archuleta,

Lauren Camp, Veronica Golos, Valerie Martínez, Sawnie Morris, Susannah W. Simpson, and Catherine Strisik; fiction and nonfiction writers Johnny D. Boggs, Julia Goldberg, Minrose Gwin, Susan Mihalic, James Reich, Jean-Marie Saporito, and Sharon Oard Warner; and memoirists Allegra Huston and Connie Josefs. Poet Allison Hedge Coke will deliver the keynote address. Participating publishing professionals include agent

Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary Services). The full cost of the conference is $499 with registration by June 17 and $569 with registration between June 18 and July 11. Weekend workshops are $335 before June 17 and $385 thereafter. Friday intensives are $175 before June 17 and $199 thereafter. There is no registration fee. Visit the website for more information.

Taos Writers Conference, P.O. Box 3225, Taos, NM 87571. (575) 758-0081.

Jan Smith, Executive Director. somos@somostaos.org somostaos.org/taos-writers-conference/#about

Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference

The 29th annual Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) Postgraduate Writers’ Conference will be held from August 3 to August 9 on the Champlain College campus in Burlington, Vermont. Designed for writers with graduate degrees or equivalent experience, the conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings, craft talks, and one-on-one consultations with faculty members. Each workshop is limited to five or six participants. The faculty includes poets Eduardo C. Corral, Kathleen Graber, A. Van Jordan, Emilia Phillips, and David Wojahn; fiction writers Steve Almond, Andre Dubus III, Tayari Jones, Ellen Lesser, and Lee Martin; and creative nonfiction writers Paul Lisicky, Dinty W. Moore, Sue William Silverman, and Clifford Thompson. The tuition for all workshops is $1,115, except for the poetry manuscript workshop, which is $1,295. The cost of on-campus housing is $400. The full conference meal plan is $295. Partial scholarships are available; to apply, submit a five-page writing sample, a personal statement, and a letter explaining financial need via e-mail. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.

Contact VCFA administrative dean Katie Rasmussen at katie.rasmussen @vcfa.edu for additional accessibility details.

Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. Ellen Lesser, Director. pgconference@vcfa.edu vcfa.edu/postgraduate-writers-conference