Since 2003, writers from all over the United States have gathered in our intimate lakeside setting with award-winning authors and teachers to practice the arts of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference has given hundreds of participants from Minnesota and across the United States the opportunity to work closely with our faculty. We offer a wide range of scholarships to support emerging writers, important voices, and community leaders. The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference is thrilled to announce the 2024 teaching writers: Kazim Ali (A Prose Practice,) Nicky Beer (Poetry,) Valerie Miner (Fiction,) Lia Purpura (Creative Nonfiction,) and Sun Yung Shin is offering a speculative nature writing workshop (Multi-genre.) They will offer an intensive four-day writing class beside the lake at Bemidji State University. Danez Smith will be our Northwoods Visiting Writer! The conference costs $900 with a workshop. An affordable auditor option is also available. All workshops are capped at 12 except for Valerie Miner’s fiction workshop which is capped at only 8. Please visit https://www.northwoodswriters.org/ to register or for any additional information.