Organization · Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
Founded in 1926, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference is a renowned summer literary gathering in Ripton, Vermont. The ten-day program offers intensive workshops, craft lectures, and readings across poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. It welcomes emerging and established human writers aged 18 and older who work without AI assistance. Both paying participant places and competitive merit-based financial aid awards are available through Submittable.
Open to poets
- Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. February 1– March 15. Fee: $25 application fee; $4,590 participant fee (tuition, room, board). Pays: Merit-based aid.
Official site: middlebury.edu/writers-conferences. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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