Events & Calendars Interterm Creative Writing Residency

Interterm is writing time! Join us for a two-week independent residency in creative writing. Modeled on writers’ and artists’ colonies like MacDowell, Yaddo and the Provincetown Fine Arts Workshop, this program offers you the opportunity to devote sustained, undistracted attention to your fiction, poetry, dramatic writing or creative nonfiction in a supportive environment. We will convene every morning -- the heart of the program -- for two and a half hours of writing (eight sessions total). Each session will start with a brief meeting at Frost Cafe to warm up our writing muscles, set goals and discuss challenges. Then we'll write independently (together or alone, as suits each writer) until quarter to noon, when we’ll meet to discuss progress and our writing experiences. Many participants then go to lunch at Val together. Participants are welcome to work on either new or existing projects. And for participants seeking guidance, instruction or simply feedback on their work, we'll offer up to four, one-on-one mentoring sessions with program leaders. At the end of the program, we'll come together for a community reading, during which we'll share work produced during the residency. This event is led by writing associates Roy Andrews '80 and Emily Merriman.

Week 1: Monday, January 8 through Thursday, January 11 from 9 a.m. until noon at Frost Library Café.
Week 2: Tuesday, January 16 through Friday, January 19 from 9 a.m. until noon at Frost Library Café.
Final Community Reading: Friday January 19 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. at Alumni House.