Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference

The 26th annual Postgraduate Writers’ Conference will be held from August 9 to August 15, either on the Vermont College of Fine Arts campus in Montpelier or online, as public health guidelines allow. Designed for writers with graduate degrees or equivalent experience, the conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings, craft classes, and individual consultations with faculty members. Each workshop is limited to five or six participants. The faculty includes poets Chen Chen, Eduardo C. Corral, Kathleen Graber, Tomás Q. Morín, and Patricia Smith; fiction writers Steve Almond, Andre Dubus III, William Giraldi, Ellen Lesser, and Bernice L. McFadden; and creative nonfiction writers Sonja Livingston, Lee Martin, Sue William Silverman, and Clifford Thompson. The tuition for an in-person workshop is $995 except for the poetry manuscript workshop, which is $1,175. The cost of on-campus housing is $370 for a single room or $200 for a shared room. The full conference meal plan is $240. If the conference must be held remotely, fees will be reduced to $1,075 for poetry manuscript workshops and $845 for all other workshops. Scholarships are available; submit a five-page writing sample, a personal statement, and a letter explaining need. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include public transportation near the venue, elevator access to all multilevel event spaces, accessible pathways and doorways, accessible housing and restrooms, reserved seating for all events, accessible parking, ASL interpretation, assistive listening devices, and Braille signage. Contact David Markow, vice president for student services, at (802) 828-8535 or [email protected] for additional accessibility details.

Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers’ Conference, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. Ellen Lesser, Director.