NYS Summer Writers Institute returns to Skidmore
The 26 th summer of the New York State Summer Writers Institute at Skidmore College gets under way in July. Featuring classes for students of fiction, non-fiction prose, and poetry writing taught by a distinguished faculty of acclaimed writers, the Summer Writers Institute is directed by Robert Boyers, professor of English at Skidmore.
Jorie Graham reads July 10 (Photo by author)
The Summer Writers Institute also offers a rich schedule of free readings and discussions
by participating and guest writers, many of whom have received critical acclaim and
top awards over the course of their careers. This summer the authors will consider
the upcoming presidential election with a special panel discussion titled "Writers
on the Presidential Election," scheduled for Friday, July 27. (Please see the following
for details.
Following is the complete schedule of events for summer 2012. All begin at 8 p.m.
in Davis Auditorium of Palamountain Hall. Admission to all events is free.
July 2 Non-Fiction and Fiction Reading:Phillip Lopate andElizabeth Benedict
July 3 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Caryl Phillips and Louise Gluck
July 4 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Allan Gurganus and Campbell McGrath
July 5 Fiction Reading:Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt
July 6 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Joanna Scott and James Longenbach
July 9 Poetry and Fiction Reading:Frank Bidart and Claire Messud
Margo Livesey reads July 11 (Photo by Emma Hardy)
July 10 Poetry and Fiction Reading:Jorie Graham and Victoria Redel
July 11 Poetry and Fiction Reading:Rosanna Warren and Margo Livesey
July 12 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Russell Banks and Chase Twichell
July 13 Fiction Reading:Joyce Carol Oates
July 16 Poetry and Non-Fiction Reading:Mark Strand and Honor Moor
July 17 Poetry and Fiction Reading:Charles Simic and Danzy Senna
July 18 Fiction Reading:William Kennedy
July 19 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Ann Beattie and Peg Boyers
July 20 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Amy Hempel and Richard Howard
July 23 Non-Fiction and Fiction Reading:Darin Strauss and Binnie Kirshenbaum
Darin Strauss (Photo by Robert Birnbaum)
July 24 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Jamaica Kincaid and Henri Cole
July 25 Fiction and Poetry Reading:Mary Gaitskill and Tom Healy
July 26 Fiction Reading:Rick Moody and Francine Prose
July 27 Special Panel Discussion:"Writers on the Presidential Election," with Katha Pollitt, Jim Miller, and Jennifer Delton, moderated by Robert Boyers.