Napa Valley Writers' Conference: July 28-Aug. 2, 2013
The Napa Valley Writers' Conference is one of the best and most prestigious summer writing programs. Since its beginning in 1981 as an informal summer gathering of writers, the Conference has remained a place to convene for fellowship, serious work with a focus on craft, and a week spent beside the hills and vineyards that have made the Napa Valley famous. The Conference is sponsored and hosted by Napa Valley College.

2013 conference: apply now for choice workshop spots

Rolling admissions are open and workshops are filling! For priority admission and a better chance at your choice of workshop, we suggest you apply as soon as possible.

The 2013 faculty: Linda Gregerson, Jane Hirshfield, Major Jackson and David St. John in poetry; Lan Samantha Chang, Peter Ho Davies, Yiyun Li and Christopher Tilghman in fiction.

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Alumni update: an Oprah pick, a Pushcart nomination & more

Oprah Winfrey with conference alumna Ayana Mathis’ debut

Our alumni have hardly been hibernating during the autumn and winter months. Since our last update we’ve received word of publications and accolades galore — among them an Oprah’s Book Club pick, a Pushcart Prize nomination, a “First Time in Print” featured author, and a chapbook contest finalist to be published this year.

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2012 Conference highlights