Faculty Profile: Crossing Borders with Forrest Gander
Born in California’s Mojave desert with roots in the South, schooled in Virginia and California, now living in Rhode Island, but frequently traveling abroad: Forrest Gander’s itinerant physical existence is mirrored in his writing, which travels widely. read more…
A Bit More on Arthur Sze
When Arthur Sze was named a Chancellor of the Academy of AmericanPoets last month, Academy Chancellor Naomi Shihab Nye called his poetry “a nourishing tonic for themind.” The word tonic, with its connotations of both musical tonality and promotion of muscular health, is a particularly apt one for Arthur Sze’s work. read more
The Application Gates Are Open
Along with the plum blossoms, the first flurries of applications are arriving! There’s nothing quite like the smell of fresh applications in the morning, still warm from the friction of electron-transmission. Though, to be sure, paper and snail-mail are perfectly acceptable and have their own appeal. The satisfying rip of [...]
2012 Application Materials Now Available!
Application information and forms are now available, along with guidelines for applying for scholarships. Applications will be considered for rolling admission beginning March 1, 2012. The scholarship deadline is April 2, 2012. Apply Now | Scholarships For up-to-the-minute conference news, “like” us on Facebook @napawritersconference.
2012 Faculty
Faculty for the 32nd Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, July 22-27, 2012: Poetry: Eavan Boland, Forrest Gander, Brenda Hillman, and Arthur Sze Fiction: Kevin Brockmeier, Ron Carlson, Lan Samantha Chang, and Tayari Jones For more details, visit the Faculty page.
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