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Sunday, July 12 - Sunday, July 19
(Short stay: July 15 -19)
Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
Conference Details coming soon!
Conference Details coming soon!
What Does Wally Camp Look Like Anyway?
What Does Wally Camp Look Like Anyway?
To be clear, there's no such person as Wally--I mean, of course there are people named Wally. What we mean is that there is no particular Wally after which the Warren Wilson MFA alumni are named. Somehow, at some point, we became Wallies and the annual alumni conference became Wally Camp. There are several apocryphal stories floating around about the origin of this name, but ultimately it's a mystery.
If you've never been to "Wally Camp," you can review some recent conference schedules and class details via the archives at the top of this page--although you won't get a sense of the presence of your fellow alums, or the porch, or dancing with your tribe!.
Check out these testimonials from repeat attenders!
Would this be Wally?
What is Wally Camp?
Wally Camp is organized and run by alumni of the Goddard and Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers. That's right, we teach our own classes, hold our own workshops, emcee our own readings, and spin tunes for our own dances. Want to reprise your fourth semester class or investigate a new topic? Propose a class! (That includes lecture, class, panel, or caucus.)
We leave the cooking and washing dishes to the host college. Along with those amenities, colleges usually provide access to their library, gym, and certain other facilities.
Except in times of pandemic, the conference is held on a rotating basis on the east coast, west coast, and in the middle.
We are grateful to Friends of Writers for helping support the conference by providing financial surety, helping with legal stuff, promotion, and continuity. FOW also manages and offers generous scholarships to enable more alumni to attend.
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