Intimate writing workshops with a focus on craft
Join us August 1-6, 2021, for a week of workshops, craft talks, and readings with acclaimed poets, fiction writers, & translators.
We are moving forward with plans for an in-person conference in 2021, contingent on our ability to host a safe event. Please see brief details about our intention to use outdoor spaces, and please check back as the details during the pandemic’s rapidly-shifting circumstances are subject to change as we have more information.
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Meet the 2021 Faculty!
The 40th conference will be held August 1 - August 6, 2021. The faculty: Poetry: Victoria Chang, Brenda Hillman, [...]
Virtual Day 5 with Brian Teare, Lan Samantha Chang, & Robert Hass
Although we can't gather in person this week, we are offering an assortment of prompts and curated online content to [...]
Virtual Day 4 with Victoria Chang & ZZ Packer
Although we can't gather in person this week, we are offering an assortment of prompts and curated online content to [...]
Key Dates
January 2021:
- 2021 faculty announced
February 2021:
- 2021 applications open
August 1-6, 2021:
- 40th anniversary conference – workshops, lectures & readings
Testimonials
“The spirit of Napa is one of generosity and support, with little focus given to professionalization, which often kills inspiration. I keep coming back to the conference each year because I want to turn my attention entirely to the study and to the creation of poetry, and unlike so many other conferences, Napa stands for that.”
“The conference fosters an amazing literary community, and I’m still in touch with classmates from our workshop. I deeply appreciate how my time at the conference shaped my development as a writer.”
“The support I received from everyone, teacher, students, staff, was the wind I needed to believe my words could fly. In a very literal way, the time and space provided by the conference helped me plant the seeds to what would become a book seven years later.”
