Bread Loaf Environmental Participant Page

We’re glad you’re coming and look forward to working with you!

Bread Loaf fosters communities where open-mindedness, respect, and appreciation are truly valued and where each person can thrive and benefit from their time on the mountain.

We hope the following information will be helpful as you prepare for your visit. You will also find details below regarding the materials we’ll need in order to prepare for your session.

In the time leading up to the conference, we will post updates and information to this web page. At the bottom of the page you’ll find a list of upcoming mailings. We will send emails to let you know when new information is available and to keep you informed of upcoming deadlines as we make our way toward the session.

Thank you for taking a close look at the information noted here and submitting the materials requested. If you think of any questions, please let us know.

Noreen Cargill, Administrative Director
Jason Lamb, Coordinator

Acceptance Materials

Please use the following information and links to complete acceptance materials by the due dates noted:

• Deposit:  Please send a check for $300, made out to Middlebury College to the following address.  Please be sure to note the participant’s name and also “Bread Loaf Environmental” on the check.  The address to send the check to is:
  • Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference
  • 204 College St.
  • Middlebury, VT 05753
• Workshop and Directory: This form acts as your confirmation to attend the conference and allows you to submit your top choices for workshop leader. Please submit this Workshop Leader Request and Directory Info Form by the date noted in your notification letter. You’ll also be able to include any food allergies that need special attention and emergency contact information.
• Participant Photo and Bio Upload: Upload your photo and bio
• Travel Information: Review our travel and logistics information, including driving directions, details on how to make shared taxi arrangements to travel from the Burlington Airport to campus, and access to online carpooling for those who would like to share long distance travel with another Bread Loafer, among other details.
• Payment and Cancellation: Please review the payment schedule and cancellation policy.

Disability Resource Center

The Disability Resource Center provides confidential services and reasonable accommodations for students who have disabilities affecting any of the following: learning, vision, hearing, speech, mobility, physical health, and psychological health.

For more specific information, see the Accommodation Request Form for Summer Programs as well as an overview of Middlebury’s ADA Policy and Procedures. If you submit the Accommodation Request Form, please enter “Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference” in the Summer Program field and note “not yet available” in the College ID field.

Health and Safety on Campus this Summer

COVID-19 

Please read our current Covid-19 information.

Required Measles Proof of Immunity 

The Vermont Department of Health is requiring that all Bread Loafers be able to provide proof of immunization from measles before the start of our summer sessions. In the time leading up to the conference participants are assigned a temporary Middlebury email and given access to a secure form for uploading their proof of immunity document. In the meantime, please note that there will be three options for fulfilling this requirement of measles immunization:

1. obtain proof of immunization from already extant records;
2. get a blood test that proves immunity from a doctor or clinic;
3. get an immunization shot for measles (MMR) from a local pharmacy or doctor and provide proof of it. 

Note: Individuals born prior to January 1, 1957 are assumed to be immune to measles and do not have to provide proof of immunity. Instead of uploading a proof of immunity document via the forthcoming secure form, these individuals will provide a document showing their date of birth.  

You’ll find more details about measles and the College’s approach on Middlebury’s measles information website. (We’ll be in touch this spring with more details about your temporary Middlebury email and access to the secure form.)   

Conference Materials and Upcoming Deadlines

We will post the following information as it becomes available. We’ll send you an email to let you know when each of these may be accessed.

Dates subject to change.

• Request for Workshop Manuscript: Please upload your manuscript for workshop critique by April 4. Please note that auditors do not submit a manuscript.
   
• Agent/Editor Meeting Sign-Up:  Sign up for an agent/editor meeting by April 14
   
• Notification Regarding Workshop Leader: Via email April 25.
   
• Bread Loaf Handbook: Available May 5.
  The Bread Loaf Faculty Handbook Includes a packing list and information regarding workshops, readings, and Bread Loaf facilities, including housing, meals, Wi-Fi access, and cell phone service, among other details.
   
• Access to Student Manuscripts for Workshop: Available May 16
   
• Assignment for First Workshop: Available May 16.
   

• Newcomer’s Guide: Available May 16
  Created with first-time Bread Loafers in mind, we invite everyone to take a look at the information included on the Newcomer’s Guide. We think it will be helpful to read as you start to prepare for the conference.  
   

   

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