Summer Writers' Conference
of Pine Manor College
2008 Conference Schedule
Sunday, June 22 – Saturday, June 28, 2008
All evening readings are open to the public.
| Saturday, June 21 | |
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| 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Early arrival check-in & registration Lobby, Rosemary Ashby Campus Center (offered as a convenience to participants staying in dorms; those arriving after 5 p.m. will need to pick up room keys & packets at the security booth upon entering the campus on this event-free evening) Note to those participating in the campus dining plan: although the plan begins tomorrow, you may pay cash for dinner at the door. |
| Sunday, June 22 | |
| Free continental breakfast available in the Rosemary Ashby Campus Center lobby starting at 8:00 a.m. | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Check In and Registration Lobby, Rosemary Ashby Campus Center |
| 9:15 a.m. & 9:45 a.m. | Campus Tour for all interested, departs from Rosemary Ashby Campus Center (brunch is served 11:30 – 1 p.m.) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introductory Session with Director & Faculty President’s Dining Room (PDR) |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | First Half Faculty Panel PDR Inspiration & Risk (PDF) Faculty: Francisco Aragón, Julia Glass, Richard Hoffman, Steven Huff, Cleopatra Mathis, and Tor Seidler |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Writing Workshops Classrooms (see list) |
| 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Participants: free time & dinner on your own |
| 6:30 p.m. | Pre-reading refreshments available in Moncrief Room |
| 7:30 p.m. | Faculty Reading: Francisco Aragón & Julia Glass Founder’s Room The audience is welcome to a reception and book signing in the Moncrief Room immediately following the reading (cash bar). |
| Monday, June 23 | |
| Coffee, tea, and water are available outside PDR (no food) starting at 8:00 a.m. | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Writing Workshops Classrooms (see list) |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Literary Lecture PDR The Ninth Letter of the Alphabet: Strategies of First Person Narration (PDF) Faculty: Richard Hoffman |
| 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. | Literary Lecture PDR Starting the Fire: Putting Power in Your Story’s Opening Paragraphs (PDF) Faculty: Steven Huff |
| 4:15 – 7 p.m. | Participants: free time & dinner on your own |
| 7:00 p.m. | Faculty Reading: Cleopatra Mathis & Tor Seidler Founder’s Room The audience is welcome to a book signing in the Moncrief Room immediately following the reading. |
| Tuesday, June 24 | |
| Coffee, tea, and water are available outside PDR (no food) starting at 8:00 a.m. | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Writing Workshops Classrooms (see list) |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Literary Lecture PDR Revising Poetry: An Adventurous Approach (PDF) Guest Faculty: Kathleen Aguero |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | First Half Student Readings (and group photo) PDR Emcee: Tanya Whiton |
| 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Participants: free time & dinner on your own |
| 7:00 p.m. | Faculty Reading: Meg Kearney & Steven Huff Founder’s Room Pub night at the Met Bar! |
| Wednesday, June 25 — Free Day | |
| FREE DAY for writing, reading, resting, or exploring Boston See your packet for some suggestions! |
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| Thursday, June 26 — Please Note Special Schedule | |
| Coffee, tea, and water are available outside PDR (no food) starting at 8 a.m. | |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Second Half Faculty Panel (PDF) PDR Faculty: Marina Budhos, Stephen Dunn, Eric Gansworth, Barbara Hurd, Lee Hope, and Patricia Spears Jones |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Literary Lecture PDR Breaking In and Breaking Out: Ways of Surprising Ourselves (PDF) Faculty: Barbara Hurd |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Writing Workshops Classrooms (see list) |
| 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Participants: free time & dinner on your own |
| 7:00 p.m. | Faculty Reading: Patricia Spears Jones, Lee Hope & Eric Gansworth Founder’s Room The audience is welcome to a book signing in the Moncrief Room immediately following the reading. |
| Friday, June 27 | |
| Coffee, tea, and water are available outside PDR (no food) starting at 8 a.m. | |
| 10:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. | Writing Workshops Classrooms (see list) |
| Lunch | MFA Information/Lunch Meeting Refectory |
| 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Panel on Publishing (PDF) PDR Panelists: Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank, Lynne Potts, Joni Praded, Mary Bisbee-Beek, Ande Zellman |
| 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | Staff Reading: Brenda Prescott & Tanya Whiton PDR |
| 4:15 - 7:00 p.m. | Participants: free time & dinner on your own |
| 6:30 p.m. | Pre-reading refreshments available in Moncrief Room |
| 7:00 p.m. | Faculty Reading: Marina Budhos & Stephen Dunn
Founder’s Room The audience is welcome to a reception and book signing in the Moncrief Room immediately following the reading(cash bar). |
| Saturday, June 28 | |
| Free continental breakfast available outside the PDR starting at 8 a.m. | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Writing Workshops Classrooms (see list) |
| Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Second Half Student Reading PDR Emcee: Tanya Whiton |
| 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. | Some advice for the road...
PDR All participants, please attend |
| 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Participants: free time & dinner on your own |
| 6:30 p.m. | Pre-reading refreshments available in Moncrief Room |
| 7:00 p.m. | Faculty Reading: Barbara Hurd & Dennis Lehane Founders Room |
| 8:15 p.m. | Solstice Garden Party! The audience is welcome to a reception and book signing in the Moncrief Room immediately following the reading(cash bar). |
| Sunday, June 29 — Departures | |
| Free continental breakfast available outside the PDR starting at 8 a.m. | |
| Please check out of your dorm by 10 a.m. | |
Schedule Subject to Change