William Joiner Center Writers' Workshop

The 21st Annual Writers' Workshop
June 16- 27, 2008

Sponsored by the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences and the Creative Writing Program of the University of Massachusetts Boston.

This workshop - open to writers of fiction and nonfiction, poetry, playwriting and translation - involves one or two weeks of working sessions and individual consultations with distinguished writers. The faculty includes Vietnam veterans and others whose lives have been altered by the experience of war, but applicants with diverse interests and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Visiting writers will join the teaching staff in a series of readings, seminars, and panel discussions. Special events held at UMass Boston and at other Boston locations will be open to both workshop students and the general public. This year's faculty reading series schedule will be posted.

Online Application for Writers' Workshop 2008

This years' faculty includes:
(Click name for class description)

Poetry: Fred Marchant, Afaa Michael Weaver (1-week workshop), Bruce Weigl,
Fiction: Larry Heinemann, Demetria Martínez
Nonfiction: Lady Borton
Translation: Martha Collins

Visiting Faculty: Carolyn Forché, Sam Hamill, Bob Nichols, Askold Melnyczuk, Doug Anderson
Martín Espada

Visiting Fellows:
Judd Neeman, Israel - Filmmaker
Hicham Walid, Lebanon - Filmmaker

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Funding from Lannan Foundation, the LEF Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural council have helped to sustain and make the program affordable over the years.