Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference

The 2019 Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will be held from June 17 to June 23 on the Bemidji State University campus, located beside Lake Bemidji, 220 miles north of Minneapolis. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, daily craft talks, editing and publishing panels, an evening reading series, and manuscript consultations. The faculty includes poets Camille Dungy, Ada Limón, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil; fiction writer Peter Orner; and nonfiction writer Dustin Parson. The

2019 Distinguished Visiting Writer is poet Terrance Hayes. The cost of the conference, which includes a five-day workshop, seminars, and five meals, is $650 until April 1 and $750 thereafter. Half-hour manuscript consultations are available for an additional $60. An auditor option, which includes all conference events and amenities except a workshop, is available for $150. Lodging is available on campus for $225 for the week. Using the online application system, submit 5 to 10 pages of poetry or 10 to 25 pages of prose by May 1. Workshops are limited to 12 participants; registration is first come, first served. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference, Bemidji State University, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #4, Bemidji, MN 56601. (218) 755-2068. Angie Gora, Summer Director. writersconference@bemidjistate.edu

www.northwoodswriters.org