An award-winning lineup of authors from around the nation will read from their work at evening virtual presentations during Bemidji State University’s annual Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference, beginning June 22.
Poet Brenda Shaughnessy will open the series, which also features poet Elizabeth Bradfield, distinguished visiting writer Dr. Robin Kimmerer, fiction writer Scott Sanders, creative non-fiction writer Alison Hawthorne Deming and creative non-fiction writer Meera Subramanian.
June 22 — Brenda Shaughnessy — poetry
June 23 — Dr. Robin Kimmerer — distinguished visiting writer
June 24 — Alison Hawthorne Deming — creative nonfiction
June 25 — Scott Sanders — fiction
June 26 — Meera Subramanian — creative nonfiction
June 27 — Elizabeth Bradfield — poetry
All public readings will be limited to 500 attendees and will begin at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom webinar. To get an invitation, contact Mathew Hathorne, conference coordinator; 218-755-2068, Mathew Hathorne.
Traditionally the MNWC brings writers together on the shores of beautiful Lake Bemidji with talented and renowned faculty from across the country. This year, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the conference has been moved to an online format where participants will spend their days during the week-long conference in workshops with faculty and fellow students for feedback and encouragement.
The annual conference is funded in part by grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Region 2 Arts Council and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
