Writers Conferences & Writing Workshops
The Guide to Writers Conferences & Writing Workshops
New York State Summer Writers Institute at Skidmore College
       
Website www.skidmore.edu/summerwriters/index.php
Year Established 1987
Program Description M-W-F: 1pm-4pm workshops. T-TH: Q & A's with writers-in-residence. M-F evenings: readings by faculty & writers-in-residence & student readings. Optional Manuscript Tutorials in fiction novels, & book-length non-fiction and poetry.
Number of Programs/Year 1 Summer Institute
Program Length Select between 1, 2 or 4 wks
Group Size or S:T Ratio approx. 16/workshop
Program Focus Non-fiction, Poetry, Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction
Faculty Elizabeth Benedict, Calvin Baker, Amy Hempel, Adam Braver, Rick Moody, Mary Gordon, Lionel Shriver, Claire Messud, Phillip Lopate, Thomas Chatterton Williams, Peg Boyers, Henri Cole, Vijay Seshadri, Campbell McGrath, Rosanna Warren, Gregory Pardlo
Costs See Website
U.S. Locations Saratoga Springs, New York
Months June, July
Sponsor's Calendar Link www.skidmore.edu/summerwriters/workshops.php
Contact Christine Merrill
Coordinator NY State Summer Writers Institute
Skidmore College
Special Programs Office, 815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632
United States
Phone: 518-580-5593
Fax: 518-584-5548
E-Mail: cmerrill@skidmore.edu
Robert Boyers, Director, Email: rboyers@skidmore.edu

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