Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop

The Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop will be held from June 15 to June 20 at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. The program features workshops, faculty readings, panels on publishing, and conversations with faculty members and Orion editors for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers “seeking to reflect their environments through their work.” The faculty includes poets Michael Kleber-Diggs and Felicia Zamora; fiction and nonfiction writer Joe Wilkins; and nonfiction writers Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Sabrina Imbler, and Chris La Tray. Tuition is $1,200 ($1,100 at the early-bird rate). Lodging, meals, and all-inclusive use of site facilities cost between $575 and $1,850 depending on the choice of accommodation. To apply, submit up to six pages of poetry or up to 1,500 words of prose and a cover letter by May 1 (or by March 15 for the early-bird rate). There is no application fee. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include ground-level event spaces with accessible ramps, accessible doorways, golf cart transportation on campus, accessible bathrooms, accessible housing, accessible parking, and ASL interpretation and assistive listening devices (with advance request). Contact the Omega Institute service coordinator at (800) 944-1001 or specialneeds@eomega.org for additional accessibility details.