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William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences
UMass Boston 2009 Writers' Workshop
| Contact: | Michael Sullivan | ||||
| Address: | William Joiner Center, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125 | ||||
| Phone: | 617-287-5861 | ||||
| Fax: | 617-287-5855 | ||||
| E-mail: | michael.sullivan@umb.edu | ||||
| Website: | http://www.joinercenter.umb.edu | ||||
| Dates: | June 15th - 26th, 2009 | ||||
| Application Deadline: | May 15, 2009 | ||||
| Tuition/Cost: | $400 for 2 weeks; $225 for 1 week | ||||
| Genres: | Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction | ||||
| Faculty/ Presenters: | Brian Turner, Demetria Martinez, Lady Borton, Bruce Weigl, Afaa Michael Weaver, Larry Heinemann, Doug Anderson, Martha Collins. | ||||
| Description: | The faculty includes Vietnam veterans and others whose lives have been altered by the experience of war, but applicants with diverse interests and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Visiting writers will join the teaching staff in a series of readings, seminars, and panel discussions. Special events held at UMass Boston and at other Boston locations will be open to both workshop students Visiting Faculty: Carolyn Forche, Sam Hamill, Lloyd Schwartz, Martin Espada, Macdara Woods, Sam Cornish, visiting writers from Vietnam, Cambodia, Serbia, Columbia, and Boznia-Herzegovina. Sponsored by the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, the Creative Writing Program of the University of Massachusetts Boston, The Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Boston Foundation. | ||||
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