Set in the 6,200-foot level of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Olympic Valley, Ca, the conference offers immediate access to streams, lakes and mountain wildlife. Afternoon panels convene to discuss topics on the art and craft of poetry and the business of writing, and are presented by editors and literary agents and others in allied fields. The core poetry workshop sessions focus on participant manuscripts, and following group dinners, the evening gatherings offer readings by the faculty writers. Walter Pavlich and Pattiann Rogers. Applicants are selected based upon manuscript submission and some tuition scholarships are available.
Academic credit is also available.