CATSKILL STUDIO for WRITING

Catskill Studio for Writing: Summer 2009 session, July 19-26.

ABOUT US:

Nelly Reifler is the author of See Through. Her work has been published in
journals and magazines including McSweeney's, BOMB, Post Road and Black
Book. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and co-directs Pratt
Institute's Friday Forum program.

Jonathan Dixon is studying at the Culinary Institute of America, and also
writes fiction and criticism. He has an MFA from Hunter College, and has
published in the Boston Phoenix, New York Newsday, New York Magazine,
Sleeping Fish, among others.

Thisbe Nissen is the author of Osprey Island, The Good People of New York,
and Out of the Girls' Room and into the Night, and co-author/illustrator
of The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook. She's taught at Brandeis, Columbia, and at
the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Jay Baron Nicorvo works for the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.
He is an editor at Ploughshares and PEN America. He's published in
Subtropics, Washington Square, The Believer and elsewhere, and he's
programs director for LWC}NYC at The New School.

TRANSPORTATION:

It is not at all necessary to have a car, but it will be very helpful. If you have a car, plan to do some ferrying of other participants. If you don't have a car, plan to pay for gas and other driving-related expenses. The two locations where official Catskill Studio for Writing events will be taking place are just a few miles from each other.

At the start and end of the session, we will be making trips to pick participants up from trains and/or buses. Amtrak comes to Rhinecliff, NY, about 16 miles away. Adirondack Trailways buses come to Kingston, about 12 miles away and (once a day) to Saugerties. Precise schedules will be coordinated with participants as the session dates approach.

LODGING, PART ONE

We have reserved 'Komfort Kabins' at the Saugerties/Woodstock KOA (Kampgrounds of America). These very affordable cabins sleep three people and have electricity. Bathrooms are nearby.

The KOA is right up the road from the Nissen-Nicorvo home, where our morning and early afternoon activities will take place.

If you would like to reserve a spot, you'll need to make a deposit by June 1. When you call, let the proprietors know you are with our group. The phone number is 845-246-4089.

LODGING, PART TWO:

For other lodging options, there are listings on the Saugerties Chamber of Commerce website and the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Website.

You may also be able to find a short-term apartment or house rental on Craigslist Hudson Valley.