The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference is one of America's most valuable literary institutions.
For the past 87 years, the workshops, lectures, and classes, held in the shadow of the Green Mountains, have introduced generations of participants to rigorous practical and theoretical approaches to the craft of writing, and given America itself proven models of literary instruction. Bread Loaf is not a retreat—not a place to work in solitude. Instead it provides a stimulating community of diverse voices in which we test our own assumptions regarding literature and seek advice about our progress as writers.
In August we will again welcome more than two hundred talented writers to the historic Bread Loaf Inn, along with our distinguished faculty, and many agents and editors from major publishing houses and literary firms.
Come prepared to join fully in the busy schedule and to enjoy the beauty of the wilderness setting. No one who has done so has failed to be inspired, encouraged, or changed by Bread Loaf.
Michael Collier
Director
Bread Loaf in Vermont
Click on the cover below to see the 2012 brochure. The same information is included on the pages of this website.
AUGUST 2011 HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine Reading at the 2011 Bread Loaf Writers' Conference:
Bread Loaf in Sicily
To see the 2012 details and application, click on the image below:
BREAD LOAF NEWS
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented the 2011 literature awards to 19 writers, including Bread Loafers Matt Donovan, Mark Doty, Matthea Harvey, Thomas Mallon, Suzanne Rivecca, Tom Sleigh, and Monique Truong. The Conference would like to congratulate all of this year's winners. Click here to read the Academy's original news release.
Listen to Bread Loaf readings and lectures on iTunes U!
If you have iTunes installed on your computer, you can access the Vermont readings and lectures here. It will take just a few seconds for the link to bring you to the iTunes U site. (If you need to download iTunes, click here.)
