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New York State Summer Writers Institute at Skidmore College
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Website
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www.skidmore.edu/summer
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Year Established
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1987
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Program Description
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M-W-F: 1pm-4pm workshops. T-TH: roundtable discussions with visiting faculty. M-F evenings: readings & presentations by visiting and staff writers. S-SU: symposia & student readings. Tutorials by the senior fiction fellow.
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Number of Programs/Year
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1 Summer Institute
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Program Length
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2 or 4 wks
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Group Size or S:T Ratio
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16/workshop
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Program Focus
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Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry
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Faculty
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Has included Lee K. Abbott, Andrea Barrett, Elizabeth Benedict, Mary Gordon, Amy Hempel, Binnie Kirshenbaum, Margot Livesey, Jay McInerney, Rick Moody, Howard Norman, Darryl Pinckney, Julia Slavin, April Bernard. Plus visiting writers-in-residence.
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Costs
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$1,488 for 2-week or $2,976 for 4-week session includes lodging & meals. Application fee is $30. Graduate credit additional. Lodging at Skidmore College air-conditioned residence hall, meals in dining hall; use of library, tennis courts, gymnasium, pool. Financial aid may be available.
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U.S. Locations
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Saratoga Springs, New York
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Months
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June, July
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Contact
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Chris Merrill
Coordinator NY State Writers Institute
Skidmore College
Special Programs Office, 815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632
United States
Phone: 518-580-5590
Fax: 518-584-5548
E-Mail:
Address applications to: Professor Robert Boyers, Director, New York State Summer Writers Institute, Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632
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