Apologies for the radio silence but I have been on a mountaintop in Vermont since last Wednesday, attending the 86th annual Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. The irony of a writers’ conference is that there is precious little time for actually writing, and pretty much no time for blogging. We participate in workshop, sharing our work, and each day there are a series of craft classes. Today, I am looking forward to Richard Bausch’s class, “Failing the Art of Exposition.”
And then there’s reading … and readings! From 4pm to about 10 pm each day, there are so many wonderful readings in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. There are too many luminaries for me to enumerate here. But here’s a list of this year’s faculty and guests. All of these readings are being made available on iTunes–here is the link to Bread Loaf on iTunes.
To get an idea of the hectic schedule, check out today’s edition of Bread Loaf’s daily paper, The Crumb.
Then of course, everyone being writers, things carry well into the evening, er I should clarify morning, hours. Thankfully, coffee is available all day, strategically stationed around the campus. I have been mainlining it.
To get a sense of the goings on, check out the Bread Loaf feed on Twitter: #blwc11.
Wish I were there!
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Me 2! Keep us posted on the greatest hits.
Turner
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Sounds busy but great! Look forward to hearing more when you get back!
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