North Country Institute for Writers of Color

July 10 – 13, 2008

Center for Black Literature
Medgar Evers College, CUNY

The Fourth Annual North Country Institute and Retreat for Writers of Color will be held at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY from July 10 - 13, 2008. The first three retreats were held in northeastern New York at the Valcour Educational and Conference Center. This retreat is a collaboration between several organizations and is a continuation and expansion of the alumni program for the Paden Institute and Retreat for Writers of Color. This year's retreat is targeted towards writing workshop participants in the New York tri-state region. Tuition is $400.

Poetry: Ravi Shankar
Fiction: Victor LaValle
YA/Youth: Tonya Hegamin

DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 15, 2008. To Get An Application:

• Download at www.mec.cuny.edu/blacklitcenter
• Email us writers@mec.cuny.edu (subject heading: North Country)
• Application fee: $25