Events Open to the Public 2024

Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference 2024

Lectures and readings are free and open to the public. Events are subject to change; call 802-443-5286 to confirm days and times.

REQUIRED MASKING: 
Please note that masking is required during the Little Theater events listed below and plan accordingly. Thank you. 

Wednesday, August 14

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Welcome by Jennifer Grotz and Middlebury College President, Laurie L. Patton. and Reading by Xochitl Gonzalez

Thursday, August 15

9:00 a.m., Little Theater

Lecture by Margot Livesey, “The Train Stops Here: Revision”

4:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Matthew Gellman, Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Joseph Earl Thomas

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Carmen Giménez and Dinaw Mengestu

Friday, August 16

9:00 a.m., Little Theater

Lecture by Mat Johnson, “See, What Had Happened Was: Life’s Story”

4:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Jessamine Chan, Garrard Conley, and Crystal Hana Kim

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Lauren Francis-Sharma and Sally Keith

Saturday, August 17

9:00 a.m., Little Theater 

Lecture by Rick Barot, “Lavish Syntax”

4:30 p.m., Little Theater 

Readings by Jenny Johnson, Laura Marris, and Joe Milan Jr.

8:15 p.m., Little Theater 

Readings by Paul Lisicky and Adrian Matejka

Sunday, August 18

9:00 a.m., Little Theater

Lecture by Samantha Hunt, “An Atlas of Everything: Maps, Unseen Worlds and Writing”

4:15 p.m., Little Theater 

Readings by Lydi Conklin, Jesse Nathan, and Jennifer Grotz

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Catherine Barnett and Ladee Hubbard

Monday, August 19

10:00 a.m., Little Theater 

Lecture by Marie-Helene Bertino, “Revision as an Act of Autonomy”

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Rick Barot and Rebecca Makkai 

Tuesday, August 20

9:00 a.m., Little Theater

Lecture by Carmen Giménez, “Between the Lines: On the Function Word”

4:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by James Allen Hall, Robert Wood Lynn, Mai Nardone, and Cleyvis Natera

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Marie-Helene Bertino and Mark Wunderlich

Wednesday, August 21

9:00 am, Little Theater

Lecture by Garth Greenwell, “Saying Yes to Life: On James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room”

4:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Jenny Boully and Mat Johnson

Thursday, August 22

9:00 am, Little Theater

Lecture by Mark Wunderlich, “The Posthumous Self: The Poet as Clairvoyant”

4:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by ‘Pemi Aguda, Erin Marie Lynch, and Samantha Hunt

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Jamel Brinkley and Margot Livesey

Friday, August 23

9:00 am, Little Theater

Lecture by Rebecca Makkai, “Can’t Go Over It, Can’t Go Under It”

4:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Amber Caron, Ricardo Nuila, and Paul Tran

8:15 p.m., Little Theater

Readings by Garth Greenwell and Helen Schulman

Click here to read about the 2024 faculty and special guests.