Summer Nightsun Writers Conference

In Historic Downtown Frostburg

August 6 - 9, 2009

The Frostburg Center for Creative Writing is happy to announce the first Nightsun Writers Conference scheduled to be held Thursday, July 31, through Sunday, August 3, at the Gunter Hotel in Frostburg, MD. The conference will feature workshops with Barbara Hurd (creative nonfiction), Gerry LaFemina (poetry) and Richard Peabody (fiction).The weekend will also include readings by participants and workshop faculty and special guests, including an appearance by Stephen Dunn, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in poetry, and author of The Insistence of Beauty and Everything Else in the World.

The program will provide participants with workshop opportunities, individualized attention and feedback to their work, as well as to initiate a larger writing community and craft session. The workshop is designed to generate new material and publications, and to hone the craft of creative writing.

The cost for participation is $250.00 plus accommodations and some meals. There will be an opportunity for a one-on-one faculty conference for an additional cost of $25.00.

Click on the registration form for information about area hotels, and to apply!