Colgate University will host its eighth annual Chenango Valley Writers' Conference from June 15 through June 21. The conference offers a range of consultations, workshops, panel discussions, readings and informal conversations to sustain the long-range efforts of the veteran writer and help the less experienced writer get started. Members of the publishing profession will also present marketplace tactics.
Every evening during the conference, workshop instructors and internationally recognized artists will provide readings of their fiction, poetry, or nonfiction. These readings are open to the public, free of charge. All evening readings are held at 7:30 p.m. in Persson Hall Auditorium on the Colgate University campus with the exception of Friday's reading which will be held at 8:00 p.m. on the third floor of the Colgate Bookstore in Hamilton. For more information, call Colgate's Office of Summer Programs at 315-228-7770.
Authors who will give readings include the following:
Sunday, June 15: Frederick Busch
Monday, June 16: Lee Abbott, Kelly Cherry
Tuesday, June 17: Karen Novak and Tim Suermondt
Wednesday, June 18: Amy Small-McKinney and Justin Cronin
Thursday, June 19: David Thoreen and Susan Brind Morrow
Friday, June 20: Peter Balakian and Bruce Smith
For additional information call program director Matt Leone at 315-228-7770.
Founded in 1819, Colgate University is a highly selective, residential, liberal arts college enrolling nearly 2,750 undergraduates. Situated on a rolling 515-acre campus in central New York State, Colgate University attracts motivated students with diverse backgrounds, interests and talents.
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