Our unique, realistic method of manuscript evaluation sets poets with a manuscript-in-progress on a path toward publication. Poets also get a look into the publication world and make important contacts with leading editors, teachers, and publishers.
The Colrain Classic
The Inn at Manchester, Manchester, Vermont
April 27 – April 30, 2018
A select group of poets will bring their completed or in-progress manuscripts to the Inn at Manchester, an elegant, family-run inn dating from the late 1800s spread across two buildings on sprawling grounds: the Main Inn and the Carriage House. Here, in this beautiful setting, poets will work closely with conference founder Joan Houlihan, (Lesley University Low-Residency MFA Program), Ellen Dore Watson (Smith College), Stephen Motika (Nightboat Books), and Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books).
All poets with an in-progress or complete book-length or chapbook-length manuscript are welcome to apply.
The Colrain Classic
Truchas Peaks Place | Truchas, New Mexico June 8 – 11, 2018
A select group of poets will bring their completed or in-progress manuscripts to this spacious, adobe style retreat with panoramic views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, where they will meet and work with nationally known poets, publishers, and editors Rusty Morrison (Co-founder/Publisher Omnidawn Press); Hilda Raz (Editor, University of New Mexico Press); Joan Houlihan (Conference Founder / Lesley University); and Fred Marchant (Director of Suffolk University Poetry Center).
All poets with an in-progress book-length or chapbook-length manuscript are welcome to apply.
The Colrain Intensive
The Brandt House | Greenfield, MA
July 20 – 23, 2018
A small (maximum 8), select group of poets will come to a turn-of-the-century Colonial revival estate, nestled in the pioneer valley of Western Massachusetts, and there they will work closely with poet and conference founder Joan Houlihan (Lesley University) and poet and publisher Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books).
For Colrain alums or poets with finalist or semi-finalist standing or with previous book publication.