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On Friday, February 20, 2009, a select group of poets will come to this place: a turn-of-the-century Colonial revival estate, nestled in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, and there they will work closely with poets and editors Jeff Shotts (Graywolf Press), Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books), Fred Marchant (Suffolk University), and Joan Houlihan [Concord Poetry Center]. COLRAIN POETS SPEAK! Conference attendees share thoughts from our conferences. And, we already have success stories: So far over 20 Colrain manuscripts have been taken for book publication. Read our PUBLICATION NEWS.

What Makes This Different From Other Conferences?

The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference is able to provide the faculty, connections, and method necessary to produce the first poetry conference realistically designed to set poets with a manuscript-in-process on a path towards publication. Poets will also get a look into the poetry publication world and make important contacts as a result. In preparation, poets will work on pre-conference assignments and then in a all-day workshop with Joan Houlihan to review, arrange, and winnow their collections based on the pre-conference work. In addition to the manuscript preparation workshop and editor consultations, there will be evening poetry readings, an editorial panel Q&A, and after-conference strategy session.

Is This Conference Right For You?

Please review our criteria for who should participate and who should not.

The acquisition editors attending the Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference represent established poetry presses. Their bios, as well as more information on the workshop leaders can be found here.

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