March 2021 Wally Conference Announcement

At last dates have been set for the 2021 mid-year Warren Wilson Alumni Conference, aka Wally Camp. Clear your calendars, polish your pencils, and get ready to register!

Wally Camp dates: Thursday, March 11 – Sunday, March 14

Note that this does not replace the 45th Anniversary Warren Wilson MFA Alumni Conference. That will take place some time this summer (probably in July). Stay tuned for details!

https://forms.gle/mWgMRXbVBVvEaeE38

REGISTRATION DEADLINES:* FEBRUARY 25 – If you wish to read, lead a class, or be in a workshop/manuscript review group. (Submit any materials for class etc. by MARCH 4 to [email protected])*

MARCH 1 – To attend readings and classes only.*

Note: For simplicity, times listed on the registration form are Pacific Standard Time (PST). Please adjust for your time zone.

OFFERINGS:

* SMALL GROUP WORKSHOPS IN FICTION & POETRY. Mixed-genre, as well, if there is enough interest.

> Weekend mornings will be set aside for workshop meetings, but groups can choose to meet at another time of their choosing. Groups should arrange their own way of meeting (video conference, phone conference, email, in person, etc.). We do not have a way to do that for you.

* MANUSCRIPT REVIEW groups to workshop whole collections/longer works in progress.

* CLASSES & LECTURES. Try out your fall syllabus or work through that essay idea sitting in a drawer: your student body awaits.

* PANEL & CAUCUSES. All of the discussion, minus the late return on results. A subset of the group or the whole community can come together to discuss specific craft topics or issues of interest to alums.

* BOOKSHOP. A deep dive into a poet’s latest work, a favorite short story, or an aspect of a novel. You get the idea.

* PROMOTE YOUR BOOK or other media! Include publisher and vendor links so alumni can enjoy your work! (Sorry, just complete works, not journal publications, etc.)

* SUPPORT FRIENDS OF WRITERS! There is no fee for this online conference, but if you are able to make a donation to FOW, you will enable alumni in need to receive financial assistance, as well as provide scholarships for future MFA students and alumni prizes.

Questions? Please be sure to review the information here and on the website carefully. If you still have a question, send an email to [email protected].

The conference is restricted to those who are graduates of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson (previously at Goddard).

We hope to see you in March!

Yours truly,

David Ruekberg and Eric Rampson

FOW FORUM