Bread Loaf writers conference hits 100, readings open to the public

The storied Bread Loaf Writers’ conference celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. From Aug. 13-23, free lectures and readings will be open to the public at Bread Loaf’s Little Theater in Ripton.

The Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the oldest writers’ conference in the country, opened its 99th session on Wednesday, Aug. 14; it will run through Saturday, Aug. 24. Held every summer since 1926 on Middlebury’s Bread Loaf campus in Ripton, t … (read more)

RIPTON — Middlebury College has canceled the 95th annual Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference because of ongoing concerns over COVID-19. The conference had been scheduled to take place on the college’s Bread Loaf campus in mid-August. “All of us here at the con … (read more)