Summer residencies allow students and mentors to immerse themselves in the work of writers: reading, writing, and talking about reading and writing. The summer sessions are meant to be informative, intensive, and inspirational. At the residencies, students learn from every faculty member in every genre while discovering which mentors are best suited for their work. Student writers also make connections with their fellow writers that continue on-line throughout the year and carry over into future residencies. The addition of new students and mentors each year creates fresh opportunities to continue learning. It’s an exhausting, overwhelming, and exhilarating experience.
The 2010 residency will begin with orientation and a group dinner on Saturday, July 10, and continues through a group lunch on Thursday, July 22. The basic daily schedule looks like this
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Morning talk |
| 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Manuscript workshops |
| 12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Class |
| 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Class |
| 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:45 – 9:15 p.m. | Faculty & Guest Speaker Readings |
Optional and required field trips are scheduled. Faculty and students will mingle informally at most meals, and the entire group will share some meals together.
Everyone will receive a detailed schedule and other important information upon arrival.
What to Expect at UAA
The campus in summer is especially pleasant, with numerous bike trails, hiking trails, a few lakes, and lots of wildlife to enjoy. The Consortium Library, the Campus Bookstore, classrooms, and other facilities are within walking distance of housing, and the Seawolf Shuttle also makes regular rounds.
Several inexpensive, good restaurants are within walking distance of campus as well, including Thai Kitchen, Taco King, several pizza places, and the Blue Fox Lounge.
