RECHARGEYOUR SPARKTHE 2019 AUGUST OCCASION RETREAT FOR WRITERS

THE YMCA’S DOWNTOWN WRITERS CENTER340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202(315) 474-6851 x328 • (315) 474-6857 faxycny.org/dwcdwcworkshops@syracuseymca.org

August 2-3-4, Harding Farm

The 10th edition of our writers’ weekend will feature two days of small-group workshops in fiction, poet-ry, and creative non-fiction; readings by faculty and students; and plenty of food, drink and comradery. We will be back at our home away from home, beau-tiful Harding Farm in Clinton, NY (not quite an hour east of Syracuse). Join us to recharge your creative spark, build connections with your fellow students and writers, and have a terrific time!

About Harding Farm

Harding Farm is an historic property located at the base of College Hill in Clinton. For more information on the Farm, visit their website at hardingfarm.com.

Accommodations

We recommend retreat participants stay overnight on site, for convenience and for the social aspect of the retreat. Harding Farm’s guest rooms are very comfortable, and by remaining on site, you make it less likely that “real world” distractions will in-terrupt your experience. A “Day Rate” is available, however, for guests who can’t stay overnight.

Meals

Meals included in the retreat are dinner Friday, breakfast, lunch and Dinner on Saturday, and break-fast and lunch on Sunday. Vegetarian options will be available for all meals; we cannot, however, ac-commodate any other specific dietary requirements. Each guest house has a kitchen with a refrigerator, and guests are welcome to bring anything they feel they will need.

August Occasion 2019 Faculty

Sarah Freligh (Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction)Antoinette Brim (Poetry)Jennifer Pashley (Fiction)Shira Dentz (Nonfiction)

See the next page for faculty bios!

Retreat Schedule

(subject to change)

Friday, August 24:30-5:30 • Check-In & Reception5:30-6:00 • Announcements & Introductions6:00-7:00 • Dinner7:00-8:00 • Faculty Reading #18:00-9:00 • Dessert & Frivolity

Saturday, August 38:30-9:45 • Check-In & Breakfast9:45-12:00 • Workshop I12:00-12:45 • Lunch12:45-3:00 • Workshop II3:00-4:00 • Free time4:00-5:50 • Wine & Cheese & Student Reading6:00-7:00 • Dinner7:00-8:00 • Faculty Reading #28:00-9:00 • Dessert & Frivolity

Sunday, August 48:30-9:30 • Breakfast9:30-11:45 • Workshop III11:45-12:30 • Brunch12:30-1:30 • Faculty Reading #3

Driving Directions

• Take I-90 to exit 32 (Westmoreland).• Turn Right onto Cider St.• Turn Left onto Rt. 233.• After about 5.5 miles, you will reach Harding

Farm. You will cross both Rt. 5 and College Hill Road along the way. Harding Farm will be shortly after College Hill Rd., on your right, at 3793 Harding Road. If you reach Rt. 12B, you have gone too far.

AUGUST OCCASION 2019

AUGUST OCCASION 2019 FACULTY

Antoinette Brim (poetry) is the author of the poetry col-lections These Women You Gave Me, Icarus in Love, and Psalm of the Sunflower. Her poems, memoirs, and critical works have appeared in many journals, magazines, and anthologies. She is a Cave Canem Foundation Fellow, and is Assistant Professor of English at Capital Community College in Hartford, CT.

Sarah Freligh (fiction and nonfiction) is the author of Sad Math, winner of the 2014 Moon City Press Poetry Prize, A Brief Natural History of an American Girl, winner of the Editor’s Choice award from Accents Publishing, and Sort of Gone. Among her awards are a 2009 poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She has also worked extensively as a journalist.

Jennifer Pashley (fiction) is the author of the story collec-tions, States and The Conjurer. Her stories have appeared in Mississippi Review, PANK, SmokeLong Quarterly, Los Angeles Review and others. She has been awarded the MR Prize for Fiction, the Red Hen Prize for Fiction, and the Carve Magazine Esoteric Award for LGBT writing. Her novel, The Scamp, was published by Tin House Books in 2015.

Shira Dentz (nonfiction) is the author of many books, including most recently Sisyphusina (PANK Books, forthcom-ing 2020), the sun a blazing zero (Lavender Ink/Diálogos, 2019), and how do i net thee (Salmon Poetry, 2018). Her poetry, prose, and visual writing appear in Poetry, The Amer-ican Poetry Review, and other journals. Her many honors include an Academy of American Poets’ Prize, and the Poetry Society of America’s Lyric Poem Award and Cecil Hemley Me-morial Award. She is currently Senior Lecturer at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, where she teaches poetry, short story, and creative nonfiction workshops.

Tuition

Please mark the line next to the August Occasion arrangement of your choice,and enter the total in the space provided in the form at the bottom of this page.

Tuition for DWC and/or YMCA Members:_______ Full retreat weekend, including accommodations and all meals, with roommate: $330_______ Full retreat weekend, including accommodations and all meals, with private room: $460_______ Full retreat weekend, without overnight accommodations, including meals: $170_______ Saturday Day Rate (includes only activities from 9:45 AM - 5:50 PM): $100

Non-Member Tuition:_______ Full retreat weekend, including overnight accommodations and all meals, with roommate: $350_______ Full retreat weekend, including overnight accommodations and all meals, with private room: $480_______ Full retreat weekend, without overnight accommodations, including meals: $190_______ Saturday Day Rate (includes only activities from 9:45 AM - 5:50 PM): $110

_______ One-year DWC Membership: $40 (if you are not currently a member, but purchase a membership with this form, you pay only the Member rate for the retreat).

AUGUST OCCASION 2019 • REGISTRATION FORM

TOTAL FEES: _________________________ Name: _________________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Day Phone: _________________ Home Phone: __________________ E-mail: ___________________________________________

YMCA of Greater Syracuse Member? YES / NO DWC Member? YES / NO

Payment due upon registration. Please make check payable to YMCA, or use your credit card (AmEx, Visa, MasterCard or Discover).

Card #: _______________________________________ Exp. Date: __________ CVC Code: ________

REGISTRATION DEADLINES • Spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis; this is particularly impor-tant to remember if you are seeking a private room (we only have four available).

REFUNDS • Due to the special nature of this program, refunds will not be given after July 26, 2019, unless the event is canceled by the YMCA. Refunds requested before that date are subject to a $10 processing fee.

Please return form with payment to YMCA, Downtown Writers Center, 340 Montgomery St.,Syracuse, NY 13202. Or register by phone with a credit card by calling 474-6851 x380.