The tenth annual Bear River Writers' Conference, sponsored by the University of Michigan, will be held June 3-7, 2010 at Camp Michigania on Walloon Lake, near Petoskey, Michigan. The conference offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings, discussions, nature walks, and time for writing. Our Special Guest this year is Jane Hirshfield.  Workshop faculty will include poets Jane Hirshfield, Jack Ridl, and Richard Tillinghast; fiction writers Elizabeth Cox, Peter Ho Davies, Laura Kasischke, and Elizabeth Kostova; Creative nonfiction writers Miles Harvey, Thomas Lynch, and Sue Silverman. Tuition, including all meals, is $595, and on site housing ranges from $100 to $200. A $150 deposit is required to secure enrollment; the balance is due by May 18. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for more information.

Bear River Writers' Conference, Department of English Language and Literature, 3187 Angell Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003. (734) 764-4139. Keith Taylor, Director. bearriver@umich.edu www.lsa.umich.edu/bearriver