New York State Summer Writers Institute

The 39th annual New York State Summer Writers Institute will be held from June 22 to July 19 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. The program features two- and four-week workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The faculty includes 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 is $2,140 for two weeks and $4,280 for four weeks. A room on campus is $581 for two weeks and $1,162 for four weeks; meals are $514 for two weeks and $1,029 for four weeks. Optional manuscript tutorials are also available for an extra $550. Using only the online application system, submit two or three poems of any length or 5 to 20 pages of prose and a personal statement with a $60 application fee. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for the required application form and more information.