More than 50 people are taking part in the annual that begins Sunday.
The conference includes a wide range of free lectures and readings that are available to the general public.
Conference director Matt Leone said he was particularly pleased that 20 participants who had taken part in past conferences decided to return for this year’s event.
“I think it shows the value of the workshops and of the conference, and just as importantly the sense of a true writers community that we have developed here,” he said.
Among the new additions to this year’s conference is a workshop about writing novels for young adults, led by Jennifer Smith ’03, author of The Comeback Season and You Are Here. And Dan Wald ’82 will lead a shop talk on digital publishing and the dramatic changes it has brought to the publishing world.
Here is the schedule for free public sessions, all to be held at :
Sunday, June 20
7:30 pm Reading, Peter Balakian
Monday, June 21
9 a.m. Craft Talk, Jennifer Brice
3 p.m. Shop Talk, Dan Wald
4:00 p.m. Shop Talk, Andrea Barzvi and Jennifer Pooley
7:30 p.m. Reading, Brian Hall and Susan Hancock
Tuesday, June 22
9:00 a.m. Craft Talk, Brian Hall
3:00 p.m. Shop Talk, Ginnah Howard
7:30 p.m. Reading, Patrick O’Keeffe and Bruce Smith
Wednesday, June 23
9:00 a.m. Craft Talk, Paul Cody
3:30 p.m. Shop Talk, Betsy Kepes
7:30 p.m. Reading, Dennis McFadden and Julie Marie Wade
Thursday, June 24
9:00 a.m. Craft Talk, Peter Balakian
3:30 p.m. Shop Talk, Paul MacArthur
7:30 p.m. Reading, Jennifer Brice and Paul Cody
Friday, June 25
9:00 a.m. Craft Talk, John Robert Lennon
3:30 p.m. Shop Talk, Gabriel Packard
7:30 p.m. Reading, John Robert Lennon and Jennifer Smith
Saturday, June 26
9:00 a.m. Craft Talk Patrick O’Keeffe