Goddard MFAW alumna Theresa Barker: As I write these words I am hurtling (hurtling!) through a tunnel below ground under the hills of Seattle, in a plastic and metal carriage in a chamber that a thousand thousand thousand inventions of humans have created. Such a thing is unthinkable if you really pay attention to it, as unthinkable as time travel, yet here I am.
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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
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!
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
Anne Bean Releases Comics
Anne Bean, Goddard MFAW-WA alumna, has released four short run comics, two of which were scripts from her Goddard thesis, and three of which were funded with a Washington Artist’s Trust GAP Grant. Anne’s four comics are: Wild Beasts / drawn by Laura D. Graves / debuted at Emerald City Comic Con 2016; Shorbat Rumman / drawn… Continue reading Anne Bean Releases Comics
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
The Octavia Project Receives Full Funding for 2017
The Octavia Project, co-founded by MFAW-VT alumna Chana Porter, has received full sponsorship for their 2017 program from Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, of VanderMeer Creative. The sponsorship will enable sixteen Brooklyn girls to have a summer of interdisciplinary creative writing and art workshops, focusing on sparking a love of science and tech while valuing their imagination.… Continue reading The Octavia Project Receives Full Funding for 2017
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!
MFAW Student Anaïs Mitchell in The New Yorker
“Hadestown” began in Vermont, in 2006. “The original was a D.I.Y. theatre project,” Mitchell said. “It was a lot of, like, wild cabin-fever Vermont artists coming together, fringe people who have chosen this off-the-beaten-path life style—homesteading, chickens, stacking their own wood.”
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!
Clockhouse Writers’ Conference
Wit’s End
Goddard MFA alumna Katrina Barnes asks, “At what point is a person at their wit’s end? And how does one reach this destination?”
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