COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AT SQUAW VALLEY IS 40 YEARS OLD

Every summer for 40 years, the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley has brought together poets and prose writers for separate weeks of workshops, individual conferences, lectures, panels, readings, and discussions of the craft and the business of writing. Our goal is to assist writers to improve their craft and thus move them closer to publication. The Community has a competitive admissions procedure and the level of writing is high, but interested writers and poets should not hesitate to apply.

Deadline to receive submissions is May 12 (not May 10).

Daily Schedule:

Morning workshops meet daily from 9 - 12. Each workshop consists of 12-13 participants and has a different workshop leader each day. In each session, the group discusses two, sometimes three, participant manuscripts. During the course of the week, one manuscript by each participant is critiqued. Participants are asked to arrive with copies of the manuscript they would like treated in workshop. Our directors will assign each participant to the most appropriate staff workshop leader.

Afternoon and evening schedules are quite full, with optional lectures, panel discussions, staff readings, and other presentations. Participants need to set aside time for the reading and evaluation of workshop manuscripts.

For further information, contact:
Brett Hall Jones,
Executive Director
PO Box 2352
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
info@squawvalleywriters.org
530-583-5200

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