In the beautiful and vibrant town of Poultney, Vermont there is an equally vibrant group of passionate writers who meet to celebrate one of their town's famous former residents: "Horace Greeley, founder of the New York Tribune, suffragist, opponent of slavery, and man of letters, learned the newspaper trade in East Poultney, Vermont. He rose from humble beginnings to become one of the nation's most respected journalists" (from thegreeleyfoundation.org). This annual gathering of writers and workshop leaders is always lively and inspiring... a fall treat for any person of letters.
2011 Horace Greeley Writers’ Conference
A day filled with dynamic writers’ workshops, speakers, and camaraderie.
October 15, 2011
Poultney Methodist Church
Poultney, Vermont
8:30am—5:00pm
Fee: $60; Students: $20
For more information, call (802) 287-2577
Our Keynote Speaker:
Mickey Rapkin is a former senior editor of GQ Magazine, Mr. Rapkin is a published author of two books, Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory (2008) and Theatre Geek. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, TimeOut New York, The New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, and other publications. He graduated cum laude from Cornell University in 2000. He lives in Manhattan.
Featured Presenters:
John Manchester is the publisher of the Manchester Newspapers, including The Lakes Region Free Press and The Granville Sentinel. In business since 1875, Manchester Newspapers, Inc. is the leading publisher of Northern New York and Western Vermont weekly newspapers.
David Mook has a published book of poems and prose, Each Leaf (1999). He has an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College. David’s poems have appeared in numerous publications, including BucksCounty Writer, Friend’s Journal and the Paterson Literary Review.
Burnham Holmes is a resident of Poultney, Vt. He worked in publishing in New York City, and taught writing at the School of Visual Arts for 15 years. He’s the author of 16 books, an actor in 20 plays, was a performing poet with Quatrain, and most recently has turned to playwrighting and won a Nor’Eastern Playwriting Award for 2011.
Joanna Tebbs Young is a Rutland, Vermont-based, certified journal writing instructor and Transformative Language Arts graduate student who leads workshops based on the work of Kathleen Adams.
For more information, call (802) 287-2577
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