Community of Writers

Community of Writers

JUNE 21—27, 2025, JULY 7—14, 2025

OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA

These workshops assist serious writers by exploring the art and craft as well as the business of writing. The week offers daily morning workshops, craft lectures, panel discussions on editing and publishing, staff readings, and brief individual conferences. In addition to their workshop manuscripts, participants may have a second manuscript read by a staff member who meets with them in individual conferences.
Faculty: Lisa Alvarez, Thomas Barbash, Lou Berney, Venita Blackburn, Anthony Cody, Frances Dinkelspiel, Brian Eule, Rickey Fayne, Jamie Ford, Samuel Freedman, Forrest Gander, Charlie Haas, Sands Hall, Katy Hays, Brenda Hillman, Vanessa Hua, Rhoda Huffey, Louis B. Jones, Michelle Latiolais, Jane Miller, Maceo Montoya, Wayétu Moore, Sameer Pandya, Gregory Pardlo, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Robin Romm, Evie Shockley, Julia Flynn Siler, Gregory Spatz, Amy Tan, Amy Waldman, Bernice Yeung
Genres Offered: Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry