New York State Summer Writers Institute

The 39th annual New York State Summer Writers Institute was held from June 22 to July 19 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. The program featured two- and four-week workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty included poets Peg Boyers, Henri Cole, Megan Fernandes, Sandra Lim, and Rosanna Warren; fiction writers Elizabeth Benedict, Adam Braver, Vinson Cunningham, Amy Hempel, Binnie Kirshenbaum, Claire Messud, Susan Minot, and Rick Moody; and creative nonfiction writers Phillip Lopate and Thomas Chatterton Williams. Tuition was $2,140 for two weeks and $4,280 for four weeks. A room on campus was $581 for two weeks and $1,162 for four weeks; meals were $514 for two weeks and $1,029 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.