{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-mountain-a-portable-bread-loaf-writers-conference-paperback","title":"Welcome to the Mountain: A Portable Bread Loaf Writers' Conference - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Francis-Sharma\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Grotz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Archibald MacLeish, and Robert Hayden have in common? They are among the impressive array of American writers who have contributed to the legacy of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in the last one hundred years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo commemorate this esteemed institution's centennial, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Mountain \u003c\/i\u003erecreates the experience of being in a writerly community that celebrates literature and invests in literary apprenticeship. This volume, edited by Lauren Francis-Sharma and Jennifer Grotz, comprises an extraordinary sampling of work from the historical to the contemporary, including lectures and readings first delivered at Bread Loaf. Its expansive range showcases everything from highly celebrated texts to rarer pieces and insightful musings by Toni Morrison, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Randall Kenan, Czeslaw Milosz, Julia Alvarez, and so many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e tells the endless and thrilling stories of how writers become writers and how literary traditions evolve through our conversations with each other. Through this extraordinary book, we invite readers to make themselves at home in the rich landscape of American letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Francis-Sharma, \u003c\/b\u003ea Pushcart nominated writer is the author of three novels, \u003ci\u003eBook of the Little Axe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e'Til the Well Runs Dry\u003c\/i\u003e, and her most recent, \u003ci\u003eCasualties of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize. Lauren serves as Vice President of the board of the PEN\/Faulkner Foundation and is the Assistant Director of Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Grotz\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, the author most recently of \u003ci\u003eStill Falling. Everything I Don't Know: The Selected Poems of Jerzy Ficowski, \u003c\/i\u003eis her most recent book translations, co-translated from the Polish with Piotr Sommer and recipient of the PEN Award for Best Book of Poetry. She serves as the Arthur Satz Professor in the Humanities at the University of Rochester and is the director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conferences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 590\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.02 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53878598992179,"sku":"9781971810003","price":50.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/P9P0Uu8hcG9781971810003.webp?v=1787199797","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/welcome-to-the-mountain-a-portable-bread-loaf-writers-conference-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}