Lesley University Writers' Conference Overview

Sunday Afternoon, July 27 through Friday Evening, August 1, 2008

NOTE: Applications are reviewed on an as space available basis.

SPECIAL EVENTS

GUEST AUTHOR READINGS SCHEDULE
All readings are free and open to the public.

MONDAY, JULY 28, 7:00PM
Alumni Hall (Alumni Hall is located on Mellen Street, in the Quad area of the Lesley campus)
FRANK BIDART, POET
FRANK BIDART is the author of five collections of poetry, including Desire, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His honors include the Wallace Stevens Award, the Lila Wallace-Readers Award, the Morton Dauwen Zabel Award given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Shelley Award of the Poetry Society of America, and the Bollingen Prize in American Poetry.

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 7:00PM
Alumni Hall
SUE MILLER, AUTHOR
SUE MILLER is the best-selling author of eight novels, including Lost in the Forest, While I Was Gone, The Good Mother, and most recently, The Senator's Wife. She has been nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, and for The Orange Prize.

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 7:00PM
Alumni Hall
LOIS LOWRY, YOUNG READERS AUTHOR
LOIS LOWRY is the award-winning author of numerous books for young readers, including Number the Stars (1990 Newbery Medal); Messenger; The Silent Boy; Gathering Blue; The Giver (1994 Newbery Medal); the Anastasia Krupkik series; and Gossamer.

One week packed with new techniques, ideas, and attention to your writing.

Lesley's conference supports writers in a collaborative environment that will provide rich stimulation for anyone interested in fiction, nonfiction, children's book writing, and poetry. Enjoy rigorous workshops, guest speakers, faculty readings, craft lectures, a publishing panel, book signings, and receptions all of which will offer extraordinary opportunities to receive feedback on your work from established writers, share ideas, make connections, and take your writing to the next level.

Attention to detail matters in writing and in planning a conference.

The conference will be held on Lesley University’s main campus, which is located within walking distance of Harvard Square. Students may elect to live on campus or commute. Arriving Sunday afternoon for a reception, participants will have an opportunity to interact with faculty during dinner, and attend an evening reading. Workshops will be held each weekday morning, and to ensure robust dialogue and individual attention, will include no more than 10 participants. Afternoons will be devoted to individual conferences with faculty, guest speakers, and craft lectures. Guest, faculty, and student readings will occur in the evenings. The conference ends Friday evening at 9:30pm.

Download the full conference brochure here [pdf].