Summer Residency 2021
July 1-9, 2021
Our first summer residency session for the Cornell College M.F.A. in Creative Writing starts in July. Welcome writers! Here's the schedule at a glance.
Thu. July 1
1-4 p.m. Arrival, get ids, campus tours
2:30-4 p.m. Faculty meeting
4:30-5:30 p.m. Opening reception
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner
6:30 p.m. Opening night reading: Robin Hemley
Fri. July 2
9:30-10:30 a.m. Orientation and introductions
10:30-11 a.m. Semester 1 orientation
10:30-11 a.m. Semester 2 orientation
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30- 2 p.m. Generative Workshop with Curtis Bauer
2:30-4 p.m. Opportunities and Challenges of Workshop with Steven Dunn
4:30-5:30 p.m. "Happy Hour" Works-In-Progress discussion with Rachel Swearingen and Shena McAuliffe
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner
Sat. July 3
9:30-11 a.m. Workshop part I with Shena McAuliffe and Lily Hoang
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30-2:30 p.m. "Writing in the Active Voice Part I" with Steven Antoine Willis
3-4 p.m. Advising sessions
4:30-5:30 p.m. In Conversation with Visiting Writer LaTanya McQueen
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner
6:30 p.m. Reading with LaTanya McQueen
Sun. July 4
9:30-11 a.m. Generative Workshop with Rachel Swearingen
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30-2 p.m. Glenn Freeman on "The Image"
2:30-4 Roundtable Discussion: The Life of the Writer
4:30 p.m. 4th of July celebration
Mon. July 5
9:30-11 a.m. Workshop part II with Shena McAuliffe and Lily Hoang
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30-2:30 p.m. "Literary Publishing part I" with Jay Baron Nicorvo
3-4:30 p.m. Craft Talk: Rachel Swearingen on plot
5 p.m. Drinks and Pizza at the Lincoln Wine Bar
Tue. July 6
9:30-11 a.m. Generative Workshop with Glenn Freeman
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30-2:30 p.m. "Writing in the Active Voice Part III" with Steven Antoine Willis
4-5 p.m. "Happy Hour" Works-In-Progress with Becca Klaver and Glenn Freeman
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner
Wed. July 7
9:30-11 a.m. Workshop part III with Shena McAuliffe and Lily Hoang
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Check-in lunch with the Director
12:30-2:30 p.m. "Literary Publishing part II" with Jay Baron Nicorvo
2:30-3:30 p.m. Advising sessions
4-5 p.m. In Conversation with Visiting Writer Donika Kelly
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner
6:30 p.m. Reading with Donika Kelly
Thur. July 8
9:30-11 a.m. Craft Talk: Curtis Bauer on syntax
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30-2:00 p.m. Generative Workshop with Steven Dunn
2:30-4 p.m. Reading and Discussion with Visiting Writer Lyz Lenz
4:30-5:30 p.m. "Happy Hour" Open Mic
5:30-6:30 p.m. Closing Dinner
Thur. July 8
Study plans due by Noon