New York State Summer Writers Institute

The Program

The New York State Writers Institute, established in 1984 by award-winning novelist William Kennedy at the University at Albany, SUNY, announces its 22nd annual summer program.

Under the joint auspices of Skidmore College and the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany, the summer program is held on the campus of Skidmore College and will feature creative writing workshops in fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Students may enroll for two weeks (June 30-July 11 or July 14-25) or for the entire four-week session (June 30-July 25). The Institute offers courses for undergraduate and graduate credit and may be taken on a non-credit basis as well. A Senior Fiction Fellow reads entire student novels or extensive works in progress and meets with students on a tutorial basis. Monday through Friday evenings the program sponsors public readings by visiting and staff writers. Weekend programs for students and faculty include publishing symposia and student readings. An extraordinary staff of distinguished writers, among them winners of such major honors as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, will serve as Institute faculty members. 

The Administration

Robert Boyers, Director, New York State Summer Writers Institute
Marc Woodworth, Assistant Director, New York State Summer Writers Institute (on leave 2008)
Melora Wolff, Acting Assistant Director
Christine Merrill, Program Coordinator, New York State Summer Writers Institute
Don Faulkner, Director, New York State Writers Institute at Albany.