WRITING WORKSHOPS
The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Program
The Dodge Poetry Festival is the place to be see, hear, meet and rap with the big poets from all over. At the last one nearly 17,000 people showed up at the 11th biennial in Waterloo Village. Festival-goers joined more than 60 poets ―including Ekiwah Adler-Belendez, Taha Muhammad Ali, Lucille Clifton, Billy Collins, Toi Derricotte, Mark Doty, Jorie Graham, Linda Gregg, Tony Hoagland, Linda Hogan, Kurtis Lamkin, Andrew Motion, Taslima Nasreen, Grace Paley, Linda Pastan, Gerald Stern, Sekou Sundiata, Brian Turner, and Ko Un―and dozens of accomplished musicians and storytellers for four days of poetry and music beside the Musconetcong River and among the Village’s lawns, trees, and historic buildings. Don’t miss it next time!
Hellenic International Studies in the Arts
Hellenic International Studies in the Arts (HISA) is currently the top destination for American students wanting to study abroad in Greece. This fully accredited program, a member of the Massachusetts College of Art contributing institutions, offers young writers one of the best workshop situations available anywhere. The Creative Writing courses (from beginning to advanced graduate level) are specifically designed to help writers produce a manuscript and get their work into the professional world. It also offers a well-rounded fine arts curriculum, so a full semester of study can be accomplished, all while one is living on a Greek Island!
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
One of our favorites is The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, one of America's most valuable literary institutions. For the past 82 years, the workshops, lectures, and classes, held in the shadow of the Green Mountains, have introduced generations of participants to rigorous practical and theoretical approaches to the craft of writing, and given America itself proven models of literary instruction. Bread Loaf is not a retreat—not a place to work in solitude. Instead it provides a stimulating community of diverse voices in which we test our own assumptions regarding literature and seek advice about our progress as writers. Check it out!
ShawGuides, Inc.
The Shaw Guide to Writing Conferences and Workshops is an all around solid site for listing the best of what’s happening. Here there is a real variety of workshop opportunities for just about genre, and in a lot of great places, too. Find what suits you best!
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
The Fine Arts Work Center is unique in its focus on the crucial early years of an artistic career, offering writers an opportunity for investigation and growth in their chosen field. Each year eight writers and eight visual artists are offered seven-month residencies, including living and working space and a monthly stipend for expenses. In addition, two former Fellows from each group may be asked to return for a second and final year. Go for this now!
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