New York State Summer Writers Institute

The 40th annual New York State Summer Writers Institute was held from June 21 to July 18 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. The program features two- and four-week workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty included poets Peg Boyers, Megan Fernandes, Elisa Gonzalez, Ishion Hutchinson, Sandra Lim, Campbell McGrath, and Rosanna Warren; fiction writers Hannah Lillith Assadi, Elizabeth Benedict, Adam Braver, Joshua Cohen, Vinson Cunningham, Amy Hempel, Susan Minot, and Rick Moody; and creative nonfiction writers Phillip Lopate and Thomas Chatterton Williams. Tuition was $2,300 for two weeks and $4,600 for four weeks. A room on campus was $606 for two weeks and $1,212 for four weeks; meals were $536 for two weeks and $1,072 for four weeks. Optional manuscript tutorials were also available for an extra $550. Using only the online application system, writers submitted two or three poems of any length or 5 to 20 pages of prose and a personal statement with a $60 application fee. Applications were accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for the required application form and more information.