An award-winning lineup of authors from around the nation will read their work during evening presentations on June 20-24 as part of Bemidji State University’s annual Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference.
Readings by the faculty of the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Gathering Room in the American Indian Resource Center on the BSU campus.
Schedule
Tues., June 20
Keetje Kuipers (poetry) and Lia Purpura (nonfiction)
Wed., June 21
Diane Wilson (fiction) and a published MNWC writer
Thurs., June 22
Heid Erdrich (poetry) and Sun Yung Shin (poetry)
Fri., June 23
Will Weaver (fiction) and a published MNWC writer
Sat., June 24
Aimee Nezhukumatathil (poetry) and Ross Gay (poetry)
Books will be for sale and a book signing will follow each reading. A schedule for the weeklong series is available on the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference website.
The reading series is free and open to the public.
About the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference
The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference brings writers together on the shores of beautiful Lake Bemidji with talented and renowned faculty from across the country. Participants spend their days during the week-long conference in workshops with faculty and fellow students for feedback and encouragement. Other conference activities include various literary events, opportunities to explore the Bemidji community and evening reading events.
Contact
- Mathew Hawthorne, conference coordinator, writersconference@bemidjistate.edu
- Angie Clark, summer program director