The Horace Greeley Writers' Conference 

Fox Hill Center for the Arts

                                                 Poultney, Vermont                                                      

  The two day symposium will feature four authors providing inspirational presentations and interactive writing workshops designed to give voice to aspiring writers and offer an opportunity for experienced writers to renew a commitment to a narrative, a biography or an unfinished poem. Writers in all genres are welcome to spend a fall weekend in this Vermont village. Autumn in Vermont with the ambience set on high.

Barbara Stewart: Barbara Stewart is a citizen-historian and author of musicals, plays, technical writing and the best-selling humor book, The Complete How to Kazoo (www.howtokazoo.com). Her latest work is Company of Women^(c)2008 , a non-fiction book and docudrama on Poultney Revolutionary War ancestors. Barbara has taught writing for over thirty years and was Assistant Artistic Director at Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre on Broadway. She has performed on The Tonight Show and with George Carlin, Frank Zappa, and PDQ Bach. She lives in Fairport, New York.

Joni B. Cole: Joni B. Cole is the author of the inspiring (and often hilarious) book, Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive (2006). She is also the creator of the acclaimed, This Day book series, including the third and most recent volume, Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day At Work (2008). Joni has taught writing workshops for fifteen years, and is a frequent speaker at university and MFA programs and writing conferences around the country. A professional editor and freelance writer, she has published numerous feature articles and essays in regional and national magazines, including Writer Magazine and Family Circle. Joni lives in Hartford, Vermont with her husband, two daughters ages 9 and 11, and is currently working on a collection of personal essays.

Robert C. Williams: Dr. Robert C. Williams is a semi-retired historian and the author of Horace Greeley: Champion of American Freedom (2006), The Historian's Toolbox (2003), and numerous other books and articles in modern European, Russian, and American history. He has taught history at Williams College, Washington University in St. Louis, Davidson College and Bates College. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1966 and an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Wittenberg University in 2007. He lives in Center Lovell ME with his wife Ann and numerous dogs and cats.

Burnham Holmes: A teacher of speech and writing at Castleton State College, Burnham has a 30-year publishing history with nine publishing companies, including Macmillan, Random House, and Scholastic. He is the author of 13 published non-fiction books and co-author of three more on a wide range of subjects: biography, history, politics, popular culture, and sports. His book One Shining Moment: Sports Heroes for a Day (Harper Collins Publishers) was published in 2003.