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  Many thanks for the wonderful response to Clockhouse Volume Five–here are a few more excerpts!   To learn more about Clockhouse and its contributors, to purchase past and current copies, and to submit work for next summer’s Volume Six, please visit the Clockhouse website (www.clockhouse.net).   Excerpts from Volume Five, 2017     from Helene… Continue reading Untitled

CLOCKHOUSE Volume Six: Call for Submissions

The submissions period for Clockhouse Volume Six will run from August 15 to December 1, 2017.  Please feel free to share this Call for Submissions, and please visit the Clockhouse website for submissions guidelines, for excerpts from the current issue, and to purchase copies.  

CLOCKHOUSE Volume Five: Excerpts!

Clockhouse, the national literary journal published by the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference in partnership with Goddard College, is extremely pleased to announce the publication of Volume Five and to offer a few excerpts here.   We hope you’ll visit the Clockhouse website for a further glimpse of Volume Five contents, to purchase copies, and to find… Continue reading CLOCKHOUSE Volume Five: Excerpts!

CLOCKHOUSE Is Here!

Clockhouse, the national literary journal published by the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference in partnership with Goddard College, is extremely pleased to announce the publication of Volume Five.  Please visit the Clockhouse website for a glimpse of its contents, to place orders, and to find information about submitting work for next year’s Volume Six!

Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

On behalf of the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference Board of Stewards and the alumni community of the Goddard College MFAW program, I want to extend my congratulations and warmest welcome to those who graduate during the current Port Townsend residency: Ariel Basom Bronwynn Dean Sam Gritt Carol Harblin Elizabeth Heckman Meghan O’Neil Jalyn Powell Tawnya Renelle… Continue reading Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

Introducing CWC’s New Lead Steward!

Driver’s Seat I had a difficult time learning to drive. For sixteen years I had sat in the back seat reading while others mysteriously conveyed me to my destinations, so I arrived unprepared to the front left quadrant of the car. I couldn’t even see the terrain properly. The car needed to be in the… Continue reading Introducing CWC’s New Lead Steward!

CWC’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

It was as beautiful as we’d hoped it would be.    All photos are courtesy of  Wanda Pothier-Hill.                                       MFAW Program Director Elena Georgiou and the MFAW Program hosted the CWC Community, MFAW Faculty and Students, and Goddard… Continue reading CWC’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

The Schedule! Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat 2017

Clockhouse Writers’    Conference & Retreat July 3 – 7, 2017 Plainfield, Vermont This 2017 Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat schedule includes our time-honored traditions:  Plenary Panel Presentation, Stations of the Word, craft-centered workshops, quiet times for writing, Works in Progress, a Preview Reading from CLOCKHOUSE Volume Five, and evening readings.  It also includes an Anniversary… Continue reading The Schedule! Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat 2017

Preparing to Celebrate – And You Can Help!

It’s my very great pleasure to announce that the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference will be honoring the following people during the CWC 20th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday, July 5, 4:30-6:00 in the Manor House.   We have tried to locate every past Lead Steward and Conference & Retreat Coordinator, but we may not have succeeded. If you… Continue reading Preparing to Celebrate – And You Can Help!

CLOCKHOUSE Volume Five–Sneak Preview!

The Clockhouse Writers’ Conference is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year, and CLOCKHOUSE–the national submissions literary journal published by CWC in partnership with Goddard College–will also be celebrating a milestone of its own with the publication of its fifth annual volume.  To give a sense of what we can all look forward to, here’s CLOCKHOUSE… Continue reading CLOCKHOUSE Volume Five–Sneak Preview!

An Anniversary Gift to Yourself

Registration is still open for the 2017 Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat.  This is CWC’s 20th Anniversary!  Read on and consider joining the celebration. As always, this year’s Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat will open with a Plenary Panel featuring essay presentations and discussion on a theme chosen by consensus the previous year.  For this… Continue reading An Anniversary Gift to Yourself

Come Celebrate CWC’s 20th Anniversary!

Registration is still open for the 2017 Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat.  Wondering what to expect if you decide to attend?  Read on! As always, this year’s Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat will open with a Plenary Panel featuring essay presentations and discussion on a theme chosen by consensus the previous year.  For this CWC… Continue reading Come Celebrate CWC’s 20th Anniversary!

Reflections from the Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

Eight workshop sessions.  Thirteen alums.  One Faculty-Alumni dinner.  Four days of writing immersion (counting sleep).  Impromptu community gatherings at Taps Pub, at NCO House 334, in the Commons Café, and on the beach.  Poems and protest pieces and neo-myths and flash-fiction and characters and T.S. Eliot and Borges arising amid a supportive, friendly, welcoming, safe,… Continue reading Reflections from the Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

  On behalf of the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference‘s Board of Stewards and the alumni community of the Goddard College MFAW program, I want to extend my congratulations and warmest welcome to those who’ve graduated in Port Townsend, Washington, during the February 2017 residency:   Sarah Beahan   Molly Dwyer   Cara Lang   Anna Martin… Continue reading Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

CWC&R Registration Opens Wednesday, February 15

Registration  for the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat (CWC&R) opens on this Wednesday, February 15.   This year’s CWC&R will take place from July 3 – 7 on Goddard’s Plainfield, Vermont, campus.  As always, this conference and retreat will feature:    Opening Plenary Panel Stations of the Word Writing Workshops Individual, Quiet Writing Time A “Life… Continue reading CWC&R Registration Opens Wednesday, February 15

If You’re Going to AWP, Stop by Goddard’s Table

  Are you and your writer friends going to the 2017 AWP Conference?  If so, do stop by Goddard College’s table, which will be in Booth No. 304-T.  Assuming packages arrive safely, and as long as supplies last, you’ll also be able to pick up a free copy of CLOCKHOUSE Volume Four:     There’s… Continue reading If You’re Going to AWP, Stop by Goddard’s Table

Last Call: CLOCKHOUSE Submissions

If you’d like your creative non-fiction, drama, fiction or poetry considered for inclusion in CLOCKHOUSE’s Volume Five, this is your last chance to submit–February 1 is the deadline!  We are pleased and excited to announce that Goddard MFAW faculty member Aimee Liu will curate the volume’s Folio.  Aimee is the bestselling author of the novels Flash… Continue reading Last Call: CLOCKHOUSE Submissions

Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

On behalf of the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference‘s Board of Stewards and the alumni community of the Goddard College MFAW program, I want to extend my congratulations and warmest welcome to those who graduated in Plainfield, Vermont, during the January 2017 Residency:    Derrick Bergeron    Jasmine Evans    Kris Johannesson   Bethany Kelly   Karen… Continue reading Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

The CLOCKHOUSE Folio

It’s a bit of legal language between the covers:  “Clockhouse is a national literary journal published in partnership with Goddard College by the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference, the alumni association of Goddard’s MFA in Creative Writing Program.”  This partnership is more than a formality, though:  it’s one graced by the advice, care, and hands-on-work of Clockhouse’s faculty… Continue reading The CLOCKHOUSE Folio

Last Call: Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

On the fence about attending the second annual Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat?  It’s time to decide!  Registration closes on Sunday, January 15th, so if you’d like to join us, be sure to have your registration form postmarked by that date.  We’re at 60 percent registration capacity, so we still have room for you! We’re… Continue reading Last Call: Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat