1. •It’s the SF Bay Area’s first juried writers conference.

  2. •Its size. Lit Camp is only accepting 40 quality writers of fiction and narrative nonfiction, allowing for an amazing ratio of faculty to writers (roughly 1 to 3) over the course of the four days of the conference.

  3. •It's a joint venture between two of San Francisco's most respected literary organizations – Litquake and the SF Writers Grotto – and will feature representatives from the city's top literary players: McSweeney's, The Believer, ZYZZYVA, The Rumpus.  

  4. •Its location. Mayacamas Ranch, five minutes north of Calistoga, is a secluded retreat center set atop rolling hills. There's a salt–water pool, a jacuzzi, a spring–fed pond with canoes participants can use, an organic garden, hiking trails, and a yoga room. Accommodations will be rustic wooden cabins outfitted with organic linens.

 

The Lit Camp Schedule

Mornings are spent in intimate workshops of eight writers. Your workshop group will remain the same over the course of the conference, while your workshop leader will change, giving you the opportunity to learn from three different members of our excellent faculty.

Afternoons will be filled with panel discussions on taking your writing from manuscript to publication and how to get published in literary magazines. There will also be a session of Yoga 4 Writers, led by Bay Area writer and local yoga legend Mark Morford.

Each evening, we'll hold a special event – sometimes around the outdoor campfire – including Saturday night's Rumpus party, hosted by Isaac Fitzgerald.

All meals are provided by Mayacamas Ranch and can be eaten in the dining hall, on the sun deck, or in the organic garden. You are welcome to bring your own wine, beer, or cocktail–makings.

2013 FACULTY Sam Barry Coauthor of  Write That Book Already! The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now Jane Ciabattari Author of the short-story collection Stealing The Fire Chris Colin Author of Blindsight, named one of Amazon's Best books of 2011 Nicole Dewey Executive Director of Publicity for Little, Brown and Co. Isaac Fitzgerald Managing Editor, The Rumpus Ethan Nosowsky Editorial Director, McSweeney’s Publishing Adam Johnson Author of The Orphan Master’s Son Bridget Kinsella Contributing Editor Shelf Awareness, contributing writer, Publishers Weekly Mark Morford SFGate columnist and famed Bay Area yoga instructor Andi Mudd Managing Editor of The Believer and fiction editor of McSweeney’s Janis Cooke Newman Author of Mary and the memoir, The Russian Word for Snow T. J. Stiles Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner for The First Tycoon Oscar Villalon Managing Editor, ZYZZYVA magazine Ethan Watters Author of Crazy Like Us Amy Williams Literary agent at McCormick & WilliamsLit_Camp_faculty.html

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Lit Crawl

Lit Camp will be curating its own reading at next year's Lit Crawl, featuring participants from April's Lit Camp.

 
Lit Camp Cocktail Auction for 826 Valencia

Be the highest bidder Thursday night, and the official 2013 Lit Camp cocktail will bear your name in perpetuity.

All proceeds go to fund the educational programs of 826 Valencia.

 

Litquake & The SF Writers Grotto announce the Bay Area’s first juried Writers Conference

2014 Dates Just Announced: May 15 – May 18

Submissions Accepted Beginning Oct. 1, 2013

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