How It Works
Overview
The Saturday workshop provides intensive focus on manuscript preparation (ordering, revising, and swapping out poems) based on pre-conference work,
then poets meet with editor and publisher Jeffrey Levine of Tupelo Press for in-depth consultation.
Pre-Conference Work
Prior to the conference, and following registration, poets will be given pre-conference assignments. Poets will complete their assignments and bring them to the conference for review with Joan Houlihan. These assignments are designed to help the poet prepare both the manuscript and its presentation to a press editor, by helping them focus on the elements that make their collection unique.
Step By Step Upon Arrival
Arrival at the Nine Mountain Retreat house on Friday, February 6, between 5 pm and 6 pm. On Friday evening there will be a dinner and introductions. The conference will then proceed as follows:
On Saturday, at 9 am, the manuscript preparation workshop with Joan Houlihan begins. Focus is on reviewing the pre-conference assignments, ordering, revising and/or swapping out.
Tupelo Press' Jeffrey Levine arrives around 6 pm and joins the participants for dinner at 7. There will be an after-dinner reading by the faculty.
On Sunday after breakfast, starting at 9 am, the poets will meet with the editor and have an in-depth consultation within the group. On Sunday evening, there is an after-dinner reading by participants.
Conclusion
On Monday after breakfast, participants will meet with Joan Houlihan for a final wrap-up session to review editorial input and to help devise goals appropriate to guiding the collection toward publication.
The conclusion of the Monday recap session marks the end of the conference. Departure begins at 11 am.
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