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 Intensive
Online via Zoom
July 17 – 20, 2020
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A select group of poets will work closely with poet and conference founder Joan Houlihan (Colrain Founder & Director), and poet-editor Stephen Motika (Nightboat Books).
For Colrain alums or poets with finalist or semi-finalist standing or with previous book publication.
The Colrain Classic
Online via Zoom
August 7 – August 10, 2020
A select group of poets will work with nationally known poets, publishers, and editors Joan Houlihan (Conference Founder / Lesley University MFA Program); Rusty Morrison (Co-founder/Publisher Omnidawn Press); Hilda Raz (Editor/Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series, University of New Mexico Press); and Ellen Dore Watson (Smith College/Editor of Massachusetts Review).
All poets with an in-progress book-length or chapbook-length manuscript are welcome to apply.
The Colrain Classic
Online via Zoom
October 9 – October 12, 2020
A select group of poets will work with nationally known poets, publishers, and editors Gabriel Fried (Persea Press); Joan Houlihan (Conference Founder / Lesley University MFA Program); Kevin Prufer (Former editor Pleadies Press/University of Houston); and Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books).
All poets with an in-progress book-length or chapbook-length manuscript are welcome to apply.