{"id":48112,"date":"2023-06-14T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=48112"},"modified":"2023-06-15T09:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T14:52:12","slug":"minnesota-northwoods-writers-conference-reading-series-returns-june-20-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/14\/minnesota-northwoods-writers-conference-reading-series-returns-june-20-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwoods Writers Conference Reading Series Returns June 20-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37749 aligncenter img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/MNWC_DustinParsons_Participants_0074.jpg\" alt=\"Writers Conference participants at Dustin Parsons' Craft Talk.\" width=\"759\" height=\"504\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/MNWC_DustinParsons_Participants_0074.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/MNWC_DustinParsons_Participants_0074.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/MNWC_DustinParsons_Participants_0074-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/MNWC_DustinParsons_Participants_0074-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/MNWC_DustinParsons_Participants_0074-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/MNWC_DustinParsons_Participants_0074-226x150.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An award-winning lineup of authors from around the nation will read their work during evening presentations on June 20-24 as part of Bemidji State University&rsquo;s annual Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48130 aligncenter img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/NWW_Reading-Series23_V37-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Poster for the Northwoods Writers Conference\" width=\"717\" height=\"928\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/NWW_Reading-Series23_V37.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/NWW_Reading-Series23_V37-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/NWW_Reading-Series23_V37-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Readings by the faculty of the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Gathering Room in the American Indian Resource Center on the BSU campus.<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tues., June 20<\/strong><br>\nKeetje Kuipers (poetry) and Lia Purpura (nonfiction)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wed., June 21<\/strong><br>\nDiane Wilson (fiction) and a published MNWC writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thurs., June 22<\/strong><br>\nHeid Erdrich (poetry) and Sun Yung Shin (poetry)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fri., June 23<\/strong><br>\nWill Weaver&nbsp;(fiction) and a published MNWC writer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sat., June 24<\/strong><br>\nAimee Nezhukumatathil&nbsp;(poetry) and Ross Gay (poetry)<\/p>\n<p>Books will be for sale and a book signing will follow each reading. A schedule for the weeklong series is available on the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodswriters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">website<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The reading series is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference<\/h3>\n<p>The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference brings writers together on the shores of beautiful Lake Bemidji with talented and renowned faculty from across the country. Participants spend their days during the week-long conference in workshops with faculty and fellow students for feedback and encouragement. Other conference activities include various literary events, opportunities to explore the Bemidji community and evening reading events.<\/p>\n<h4>Contact<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mathew Hawthorne, conference coordinator, <a title=\"mailto:writersconference@bemidjistate.edu\" href=\"mailto:writersconference@bemidjistate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-loopstyle=\"link\">writersconference@bemidjistate.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/st9532ar\/\">Angie Clark<\/a>, summer program director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Link<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodswriters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An award-winning lineup of authors from around the nation will read their work during evening presentations on June 20-24 as part of Bemidji State University&rsquo;s annual Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference. 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