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

Sunday, July 26

• 7:30 pm — Carl Dennis & ZZ Packer reading. Courtyard, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena

Monday, July 27

• 9:00 am — David St John “American Hybrid: The Next Wave.” Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena
• 1:30 pm — Antonya Nelson, “What I Know So Far: Making a Short Story.” Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena
• 7:30 pm — Readings by Jane Hirshfield & Robert Boswell. Rubicon Estate, 1991 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford

Tuesday, July 28

• 9:00 am — Carl Dennis “Generosity.” Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena
• 1:30 pm — Lecture by ZZ Packer. Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena
• 7:30 pm — Readings: Elizabeth Alexander & Peter Ho Davies. Napa Valley Opera House, 1040 Main St. Napa. Admission: $15. For this event only, please call the Napa Valley Opera House box office (707-226-7372) for reservations.

Wednesday, July 29

• 9:00 am — Jane Hirshfield “Poetry and Transformations.” Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena
• 1:30 pm — Lecture: Robert Boswell, “Urban Legends, Pornography, and Literary Fiction.” Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena

Thursday, July 30

• 9:00 am — Lecture by Elizabeth Alexander. Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena
• 1:30 pm — Lecture: Peter Ho Davies “Only Collect: The Art of the Short Story Collection.” Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave, St. Helena
• 7:30 pm — Readings by David St John & Antonya Nelson. Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 St. Helena Highway, Oakville

All lectures are held in Room 9A-B, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave., St. Helena, at the corner of Silverado Trail and Pope Street.

Tickets

Tickets purchased in advance are ($25) for lectures and ($10–$15) for readings. Advance reservations are recommended, especially for the July 28 reading at the Opera House. For this event only, please call the Opera House box office at 707-226-7372. For other events, please call 707 967-2900 x1611 or email writecon@napavalley.edu.

Tickets sold at the door are $30 for lectures; $12–$15 for readings.

Community Housing hosts are invited to attend lectures and readings as our guests.

Audit the Conference

Those wishing to attend all the lectures may do so for a fee of $175. Those wishing to attend just the poetry or fiction series (half of the lectures) may do so for $90.

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