“This issue celebrates the pain and brilliance in the breaths we take or don’t. See how much time has to offer in the 2016 issue of Clockhouse.” So says Editorial Director Sarah Cedeño in her reflection on what so many wonderful writers contributed to Clockhouse’s Volume Four. Sarah’s “Moments, Lapses, and Spans” feels timely as… Continue reading CLOCKHOUSE: Words for a Year’s End and Beginning
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CLOCKHOUSE Volume Four
Copies of 2016’s Clockhouse Volume Four are available, and submissions are still open for what will be Clockhouse’s 2017 Volume Five. Published in partnership with Goddard College by the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference, Clockhouse is an eclectic conversation about the work-in-progress of life–a soul arousal, a testing ground, a new community, a call for change. Volume Four’s… Continue reading CLOCKHOUSE Volume Four
A Gift for Yourself: The Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat Fri, Feb. 10 – Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, Port Townsend, Washington Registration is still open for the second annual Lighthouse Writers Conference and Retreat (LWC&R). Revitalize your own work amid the richness of Goddard’s Port Townsend writing community at Fort Worden, while developing strong connections with fellow alumni and Goddard… Continue reading A Gift for Yourself: The Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
Register Now: Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat Fri, Feb. 10 – Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, Port Townsend, Washington It’s here! We are thrilled to announce the second annual Lighthouse Writers Conference and Retreat (LWC&R). Revitalize your own work amid the richness of Goddard’s Port Townsend writing community at Fort Worden, while developing strong connections with fellow alumni… Continue reading Register Now: Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
Save the Dates!
1997 – 2017! And Two Conference & Retreat Opportunities for Celebration We’re thrilled to announce The Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat in will take place in Port Townsend from February 10 – 13, 2017. Registration for this C&R will be open from October 15 – January 15. and The Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat will… Continue reading Save the Dates!
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 July 15 – 23 residency: Loba Wakinyan Azul D. Bergman Friscia Wanda… Continue reading Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!
Memories of CWC&R 2016
As you’ll see from the following photos, it was a wonderful week! If you were part of it, many thanks. If you weren’t able to come this year, we hope you’ll consider joining us next year. We’ll post those dates here and on the CWC website as soon as we have them! … Continue reading Memories of CWC&R 2016
Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!
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Another Sneak Preview: CLOCKHOUSE Volume Four!
CLOCKHOUSE Volume Four will be presented to the CWC and MFAW community at a Preview Reading and Celebration during the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat, and it will be published in July. To give a sense of what we can all look forward to, here’s CLOCKHOUSE Editorial Director Sarah Cedeño’s introductory note to the… Continue reading Another Sneak Preview: CLOCKHOUSE Volume Four!
Sneak Preview: CWC&R Schedule
Co-Coordinators Lucy Turner and Carolyn Bardos have done a wonderful job organizing this year’s Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat. While there may be a bit more tweaking of the time slots, those attending can look forward to: Monday, June 27th 11:00 – 1:00 Arrivals, Check-ins, and Welcomes Aiken Lounge 11:45 – 12:45 Lunch… Continue reading Sneak Preview: CWC&R Schedule
Publication as Incubation
by Sarah Cedeño, Editorial Director of Clockhouse I write this in the final days of May. The upcoming issue of Clockhouse, to be released in July, has been long in the works, but longer than our talented staff of nonfiction, fiction, dramatic and poetry editors know, longer than our design and production editor knows,… Continue reading Publication as Incubation
Bon Voyage Garden Party
We’re very happy to share below a note from Elena Georgiou, inviting everyone from the CWC alumni community to attend a Bon Voyage Garden Party to commemorate the retirements of Paul Selig, Nicola Morris, Rachel Pollack, and Jane Wohl, on Sunday evening, June 26. We’re not able to begin the CWC&R a day early to… Continue reading Bon Voyage Garden Party
Last Call! Register Now for the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
The Registration for the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat ends May 15, 2016! While it’s true we that we do take late registration if space permits, please do email co-coordinator Carolyn Bardos at cbardos@clockhouse.net if you’re still thinking of joining us. The conference occurs during the MFAW-VT residency and includes solitary time for writing; works-in-progress sessions… Continue reading Last Call! Register Now for the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
Stations of the Word: A CWC&R TRADITION
Sam Sherman, a former co-coordinator of the conference and a past member of the Board of Stewards, has designed these sessions for the last several years, and she’s now at work designing a Stations of the Word to delight us in 2016. Here are her thoughts on this beloved CWC&R tradition: The first year I… Continue reading Stations of the Word: A CWC&R TRADITION
Giving Back: Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
I love parties. I also love the opportunity to get to know people one-on-one, in some quiet book-walled room or garden corner. Perhaps most fundamentally, I love the chance to be of help in a good endeavor if and when an opportunity presents itself. Luckily for me—and for others similarly inclined—such things are part of… Continue reading Giving Back: Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat
Wondering What to Expect at CWC&R?
Registration is still open for the 2016 Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat. Wondering what to expect from the Goddard MFA alumni conference if you decide to attend? Read on!
CLOCKHOUSE Congratulates James Hannaham!
Congratulations to James Hannaham on winning the 2016 PEN/Faulker Award for Fiction! We at Clockhouse are thrilled to congratulate James Hannaham on winning the 2016 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his novel Delicious Foods (Little, Brown). In his interview in the current issue of Clockhouse, James speaks about the all-too-factual bedrock of his novel, which… Continue reading CLOCKHOUSE Congratulates James Hannaham!
CWC&R: Of Plenary Topics Past and Future
Registration for the 2016 Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat is Still Open! On a balmy summer night last year, the participants of the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat gathered in the Clockhouse at the center of Goddard’s Vermont campus for the conference’s first readings. Some of us knew each other well already, and some had… Continue reading CWC&R: Of Plenary Topics Past and Future
AWP Alumni & Faculty Reception
On Thursday, March 31st, 6:30-8:00 pm, Goddard College is hosting an Alumni and Faculty Reception at the AWP conference for both the MFAW and BFAW programs in the JW Mariott Hotel’s Diamond Salon 8. Join us! Reconnect with your community, bring your friends!
To the Lighthouse!
Think back to your time at Goddard. The moment of arrival on campus, the first glimpse of your friends and fellow writers from previous residencies. Late nights listening to work at Goddard student salons, exchanging ideas about writing, writers, and literature over a few beers, a glass of wine, or a plate of microwaved nachos.… Continue reading To the Lighthouse!