Help send Trace to Bread Loaf!
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The same day as my second child Hazel's birth, I received word in the mail that I was selected as a contributor in non-fiction to the 2015 Bread Loaf Writers' Conference at Middlebury College in Vermont. This is a big deal for me as an "emerging" writer and also a challenge: it is expensive to attend this conference.
Before Hazel came, my partner Kristin and I decided that I would take a full 8 weeks of unpaid parental leave from my job. We planned for it, but we knew it would be close financially. Now the opportunity to attend Bread Loaf has come along. I may not get this chance again since it is hard to get accepted into the conference. I consider myself very lucky but also know that I put in the work to make it this far.
The total amount to attend the 10-day conference (costs for travel, room, board, and tuition) is $3,500. It is steep, yes, but not unthinkable. The conference runs from August 12 to August 22. We have time to do this!
What I would get at Bread Loaf is access to editors and literary agents - one-on-one - plus workshops, readings, and networking with established writers. If I'm going to advance as a writer myself, I need to take this opportunity. When I look at the bios of many of the writers I admire, Bread Loaf is almost always listed prominently.
Here is my plea: help me attend this conference! This is not rewards based crowd funding, but everyone that contributes will get something in the mail from me.
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Before Hazel came, my partner Kristin and I decided that I would take a full 8 weeks of unpaid parental leave from my job. We planned for it, but we knew it would be close financially. Now the opportunity to attend Bread Loaf has come along. I may not get this chance again since it is hard to get accepted into the conference. I consider myself very lucky but also know that I put in the work to make it this far.
The total amount to attend the 10-day conference (costs for travel, room, board, and tuition) is $3,500. It is steep, yes, but not unthinkable. The conference runs from August 12 to August 22. We have time to do this!
What I would get at Bread Loaf is access to editors and literary agents - one-on-one - plus workshops, readings, and networking with established writers. If I'm going to advance as a writer myself, I need to take this opportunity. When I look at the bios of many of the writers I admire, Bread Loaf is almost always listed prominently.
Here is my plea: help me attend this conference! This is not rewards based crowd funding, but everyone that contributes will get something in the mail from me.
More information on Bread Loaf
More information on me (Trace Ramsey)
More information on my current work
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Trace Ramsey
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Durham, NC
