2007 Photo Album
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Comments from Bread Loafers:
I hadn’t felt so immersed in years—overwhelmed and kind of in awe in a very productive way. I’ve come out with new friends, new ideas for my writing, new ways to approach and deepen my writing. The whole thing was far beyond my expectations.
Sage Marsters
Jamaica Plain , MA
The Blue Parlor readings were a way for contributors to bond, especially between different genres, and they made time for everyone who wanted to read, which was great.
Karen Perkins
Pacific Palisades, CA
Thank you so much for welcoming me, for filling my mind with profound lectures and readings. The caliber of the instruction, the atmosphere of pure learning without pretense is unmatched. Every day at Bread Loaf is an extraordinary day.
Mary Jane Reynolds
Columbia , SC
I enjoyed the diversity of everyone in our workshop: it was interesting to discuss nonfiction writing with a clinical psychologist, PhD candidate, farmer, college professor, and stonemason. This added to the richness of our discussions and enhanced the feedback we received.
Emily Peterson
Metairie , LA
What I liked about the workshop was the insight and good humor offered by Percival Everett. He allowed and encouraged everyone to have their say, authors included, but he consistently proved adept at isolating the essential element of every work that the rest of us couldn’t quite pinpoint. I most appreciated having the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with him to ask questions I couldn’t formulate on the fly during workshop.
Derek S. Bridges
New Orleans , LA
Eavan Boland was a luminary—I couldn’t have dreamed of a finer workshop. She was able to make us believe we were all brilliant, AND that we had work to do. What could be better—especially as she let us know exactly what we should do, why, and who to read in order to grow.
Kerrin McCadden
Marshfield , VT
What impressed me the most was this amazing group of people who were indefatigable in their discussions about literature. I am used to participating in conversations about craft to a point and then someone inevitably takes a half-step away from the conversation. At Bread Loaf, that moment never happened. People were always pushing the conversation further and further.
David MacLean
Houston , TX
I liked the particular (rather than critical) and respectful tone of my workshop and learning how—through Rob Cohen and Alix Ohlin's modeling—to critique deep into the bones of the work, not just the text on the page. I learned so much—especially from Rob and Alix, but from each of the participants in my workshop.
Anara Guard
Auburndale , MA