Writers Workshop:

• July 6-13, 2015
• Accept up to 120 fiction, nonfiction, and memoir writers.
• Writers meet in small groups to workshop their submitted manuscript, attend craft lectures and panels, and learn the ins and outs of the publishing business from editors and agents.
• 2015 teaching staff includes Alan Cheuse, Mark Childress, Janet Fitch, Yiyun Li, Alice Sebold, Julia Flynn Siler, and Tiphanie Yanique, among others. Special guests include Malcom Margolin, founder of Heyday Books, Anne Lamott, and Amy Tan.

Admissions:

Admissions are competitive and writing level is high. Acceptance is based on a submitted original writing sample, which is evaluated by a panel of judges on the basis of literary merit only. The deadline to apply for summer 2015 workshops is April 2. Some financial aid is available.