The 30th Napa Valley Writers’ Conference July 25–30, 2010

Sunday, July 27, 2008

• Reading by Nick Flynn and Lan Samantha Chang. 7:30 pm, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena.

Monday, July 28, 2008

• 9:00 am — Mark Doty, “Jean Valentine’s Ghost Sonnets.” Upper Valley Campus.
• 1:30 pm — Ann Packer, “Character and Consciousness.” Upper Valley Campus.
• 7:30 pm — Reading by Claudia Rankine and Ron Carlson. St. Supéry Winery, Rutherford.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

• 9:00 am — Nick Flynn: “Bewilderment: Accessing the Unknown”

• 1:30 pm — Lan Samantha Chang, “What is a Short Story? Structure and ‘The Things They Carried’ by Tim O’Brien.”

• 2:45 pm - Paul Lisicky, “Prose Collage,” a participatory workshop.

• 7:30 pm — Reading by Brenda Hillman and Ehud Havazelet. Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

• 9:00 am — Claudia Rankine lecture: “The End of the Line”
• 1:30 pm — Ron Carlson lecture: “The Writer’s Benevolent Ally: Doubt”
• 7:00 pm — Reading by Mark Doty and Ann Packer. Napa Valley Opera House, 1021 Main St, Napa. Wine reception hosted by Saintsbury Winery.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

• 9:00 am — Brenda Hillman: “Reportorial Poetry: Bringing Poetic, Spiritual and Political Activism Together”
• 1:30 pm — Ehud Havazelet. “Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and Point of View”

All lectures are at the Upper Valley Campus, Napa Valley College, 1088 College Ave., St. Helena.

Tickets

Tickets purchased in advance are ($25) for lectures and ($8) for readings. Advance reservations are recommended. Please call 707 967-2900 x1611 or email writecon@napavalley.edu.

Tickets sold at the door are $30 for lectures; $10 for readings.

Community Housing hosts are invited to attend as our guests.

Audit the Conference

Those wishing to attend all the lectures may do so for a fee of $150. Those wishing to attend just the poetry or fiction series (half of the lectures) may do so for $80.

For further information, please contact Charlotte or Anne (707-967-2900 x1611; writecon@napavalley.edu).