tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post116588914845696998..comments2024-03-29T07:41:53.958-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Guest Post: Hugo Garcia, Periodismo a la bravaContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-1166127288889254562006-12-14T13:14:00.000-07:002006-12-14T13:14:00.000-07:00Could you please post the following information on...Could you please post the following information on your blog?<BR/>We're trying to reach the Latino/Chicano writing community since one of our faculty is Jimmy Santiago Baca. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>JL Torres-Padilla<BR/>Co-Director, North Country<BR/> Institute for Writers of Color<BR/>SUNY Plattsburgh<BR/>_________________________________<BR/>North Country Institute and Retreat for Writers of Color<BR/><BR/>The North Country Institute and Retreat for Writers of Color invites applications for its Fourth Annual Summer Writers’ Institute and Retreat, to be held July 8-14, 2007, at the Valcour Education and Conference Center on the shores of Lake Champlain.<BR/><BR/>Residents will work with faculty mentors:<BR/><BR/>Chris Abani (fiction)<BR/>Kimiko Hahn (poetry)<BR/>Jimmy Santiago Baca (memoir)<BR/> <BR/>Applicants’ materials must include: the application form, a cover letter expressing reasons for wanting to participate, two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with their writing, and a sample of writing. A non-refundable application fee of $25, payable to SUNY Plattsburgh, should accompany the application. Applications will be reviewed as received until all spaces have been filled.<BR/><BR/>Tuition for the North Country Institute and Retreat at Valcour is $1,000 and includes workshops, lodging and meals. Need-based scholarships available.<BR/><BR/>Send application materials to:<BR/><BR/>Dr. Jose L. Torres-Padilla<BR/>Dept. of English<BR/>SUNY Plattsburgh<BR/>101 Broad Street<BR/>Plattsburgh, NY 12901<BR/><BR/>Or email to TorresJL@plattsburgh.edu<BR/><BR/><BR/>For application form and more information check our website:<BR/>http://www.plattsburgh.edu/offices/academic/writersofcolorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com