Participant Guidebook

GUIDEBOOK JUNE 16-22, 2019 Furcolo Montague House McNamara

North NO North A NorthBrown ApartmentsCashin (D) RT C NORTH H

P RESIDENTIAL LE AREA SYLVAN A North RESIDENTIAL SA North D B AREA N

S E N T A R L Totman N EE A TM T S EA VE DRI RS RNO GOVE Computer Science Engineering Lab Astronomy NORTHEAST Conte RESIDENTIAL Engineering Gunness Polymer PVTA Lab 2 Duda Research LEDERLE AREA

Bus Center GRADUATE T

Garage RESEARCH H Observatory CENTER A

Robotics Marston T C

Marcus H

E Physical Worcester R Transit H

OL Sciences Bldg Dining R

Facility D S OAD W Paige Knowles Goessmann O

T H

Holdsworth A Y ORCHARD HI  Bowditch Hatch Integrated Draper Science Bldg Agricultural Stockbridge LINCOLN Grayson Bowditch Engineering (Bowker Aud) CAMPUS Dickinson GreenhousHoteles & Marriott Center CENTER Life Chenoweth (HOTEL) ORCHARD HILL Hasbrouck Science Lab Chancellor's RESIDENTIAL Cold Flint Lab House AREA Storage Skinner Webster S Physical T Field PARKING O Plant Integrative C TH Textbook GARAGE K A B TC Annex P STUDENT Learning R H I D E I Durfee R G UNION Center E Conservatory R IV R O Mullins D & Garden A P Machmer D University Practice Photo Lab N Morrill Rink O Science Health R Center Wilder Center  T W.E.B. CAMPUS H University Club Blaisdell INFIRM Greenough Thompson POND P French A Brooks Van Meter South College DU BOIS R L Y E

LIBRARY W Baker George N.Parks A II A S Grinnell Marching Brett Y A MULLINS Band Bldg Shade P CENTER N Tree Lab Chadbourne T CENTRAL William Smith Old Chapel Franklin S III Clark Memorial C RESIDENTIAL T Dining O Dickinson Clark R M Hall AREA Recreation E D M Center E New L R T Bezanson IL O Goodell Wheeler Africa K H Champions N AR W Y L

A T C Center S W Recital Hall K Fernald H Butterfield

E IC

H Memorial A

A T C Apiary

L Sycamore Hall T Olver Design H

H FINE ARTS Bldg E

Roots Café R A Elm

CENTER R V Birch O

E Central Herter A

N Bartlett Studio Arts D U Bldg CHCRC HousingE Tobin Commercial Business Innovation Hub Gorman Maple Oak Bus Stop Construction Site PSK Curry (Elm Hall) AD RO IN Hicks Isenberg International Programs TOB TC Linden School of

Management B U

Garber Newman T

THLETIC Field Munson Mahar Center T

Boyden E

FIELDS Undergraduate Auditorium R

Gym HAIGIS F

Admissions Alfond I

MALL E L

Whitmore D

Administration E  R UE

VEN R

TS A A

SET C U E ACH Army ASS ROBSHAM ROTC M N  VISITORS O Hadley Equestrian Farm, R CENTER T University Without Walls Melville H  34 P L P E Thoreau A S James A Kennedy PKP N T Prince Hampshire Chabad S Lincoln T Dining House KKG R P Coolidge E Apartments E S Emerson T U Crampton N S L

I E N JSWI Buildings T Hampden C Sortino Softball A O SOUTHWEST V Dining MacKimmie L Complex RESIDENTIAL E N HiddCommunienc aGtion ems AREA A Disorders J.Q. Adams V

N Moore U Berkshire DiningE Hall Furcolo Montague House McNamara

North NO North A NorthBrown ApartmentsCashin (D) RT C NORTH H

P RESIDENTIAL LE AREA SYLVAN A North RESIDENTIAL SA North D B AREA N

S E N T A R L Totman N EE A TM T S EA VE DRI RS RNO GOVE Computer Science Engineering Lab Astronomy NORTHEAST Conte RESIDENTIAL Engineering Gunness Polymer PVTA Lab 2 Duda Research LEDERLE AREA

Bus Center GRADUATE T

Garage RESEARCH H Observatory CENTER A

Robotics Marston T C

Marcus H

E Physical Worcester R Transit H

OL Sciences Bldg Dining R

Facility D S OAD W Paige Knowles Goessmann O

T H

A T C Center S W Recital Hall K Fernald H Butterfield

E IC

H Memorial A

A T C Apiary

L Sycamore Hall T Olver Design H

H FINE ARTS Bldg E

Roots Café R A Elm

CENTER R V Birch O

E Central Herter A

Management B U

Garber Newman T

THLETIC Field Munson Mahar Center T

Boyden E

FIELDS Undergraduate Auditorium R

Gym HAIGIS F

Admissions Alfond I

MALL E L

Whitmore D

Administration E  R UE

VEN R

TS A A

I E N JSWI Buildings T Hampden C Sortino Softball A O SOUTHWEST V Dining MacKimmie L Complex RESIDENTIAL E N HiddCommunienc aGtion ems AREA A Disorders J.Q. Adams V

N Moore U Berkshire DiningE Hall TABLE OF CONTENTS 06 WELCOME 08 EVENT ACCESS 08 ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION 10 SOCIAL MEDIA, PHOTO, AND RECORDING GUIDELINES 11 SHUTTLE SCHEDULE 12 ON-CAMPUS SUPPORT 12 HEALTH AND SAFETY 14 BATHROOMS, ELEVATORS & DOORS 16 SOUTH COLLEGE 17 BUILDING KEY 18 INSTITUTE SCHEDULE 20 CRAFT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS 24 MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS 24 MEALS 25 HIDDEN GEMS 26 PARKING & TRANSPORTATION 27 TECH STUFF: INTERNET, COPIERS, COMPUTERS 29 AROUND AMHERST PLACES TO EAT PLACES TO VISIT & DAY TRIPS

32 RECREATION 33 GUEST WRITERS 35 STAFF CONTACT INFO 36 CHECKOUT PROCEDURES FOR RESIDENCE HALLS 37 THE JUNIPER TEAM 38 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 40 MAP OF SOUTH COLLEGE 45 COUPONS WELCOME TO THE 16TH ANNUAL JUNIPER SUMMER WRITING INSTITUTE!

We're delighted you're here.

This week is designed to encourage inquiry, play, and curiosity; to engage you more fully with your writing; and to provide opportunities to build community. Our extraordinary faculty and visiting writers are eager to share their practice and expertise. We hope you’ll be inspired to take risks and go deep.

We've created this guidebook to help you get the most out of the week. It includes a program schedule, curriculum details, and contact information. We’ve also included some of our favorite places to eat, drink, and explore on and beyond the UMass campus.

At registration you'll receive your schedule with the locations of your workshop and craft sessions. Our staff will be wearing turquoise name badges: we’re here to help you navigate your way through the week. Don’t hesitate to ask us anything.

All of us—Juniper staff, guest writers, and participants—bring our varied identities to the Institute. We strive to provide the accountable and accessible spaces necessary for everyone to be able to participate fully in Institute events. This means we are committed to supporting programming in which all members of our community can:

• Share, act, and communicate honestly, truthfully and with integrity • Treat one another with dignity, respect and fairness • Be responsible, transparent and accountable for our actions

We ask that all members of the Juniper community help us to uphold these values when communicating with one another at the Institute, and when making your selections for readings, presentations, workshops and the open mic.

{ 6 } { 7 } If you become concerned about a violation of community norms or you feel uncomfortable with another participant or guest writer’s actions, please contact our Director, Jennifer Jacobson, or Managing Director, Betsy Wheeler, in person, by phone, or email. Betsy and Jennifer will also be available from 4–5 pm each afternoon in their offices on the third floor of South College (Betsy: E351; Jennifer: E357). We are invested in making sure that participants and guest writers feel respected and welcome in our space at all times.

You are the Juniper community and you are what makes this experience meaningful and memorable. We hope you'll take every opportunity to write and to delight in wild invention.

The Juniper Staff

{ 6 } { 7 } EVENT ACCESS

Your lanyard and name badge will give you access to Institute events (workshops, craft sessions, Q&A/round tables, evening readings, and community meals). Please wear it and be aware staff may ask to see it.

Accessibility Information All Institute spaces are wheelchair-accessible. There are wheelchair-accessible bathrooms, elevators, and automatic doors in South College, Old Chapel, Campus Center, Roots Café, Bezanson, and the residence halls. (See map of South College at the back of this guide). A parking lot with several accessible parking spots is located on the south-facing side of South College Building, and about 200 yards to the west of Old Chapel. We will maintain clear pathways for folks who use wheelchairs and other access devices in our event spaces. It takes between five and twenty minutes to move between event spaces in a wheelchair. We provide shuttle transport for any participant who needs assistance (see shuttle schedule pg 11). The UClub and Bezanson (locations for our evening events on Friday) do not have automatic doors or elevators, but all events and restrooms will be accessible by wheelchair. If you need additional assistance navigating Institute spaces, please contact a staff member.

Some of the bathrooms on UMass Campus are single-occupancy, wheelchair accessible, and are designated “All Gender,” including bathrooms in South College and Old Chapel where most of our programming takes place. Please see pg 14 of this guide for bathroom locations.

We have designated specific bathrooms, residence suites, classrooms, and event seating as “Scent-Safer.” We ask all participants to be aware that certain products can create access barriers for others wishing to use the same spaces. Please choose chemical and fragrance-free products as much as possible this week, in order to make Institute events accessible to those community members with chemical sensitivities.

{ 8 } { 9 } In order to maintain a safe environment for community members with airborne food allergies, please refrain from bringing snacks containing nuts into event and classroom spaces or the residence halls.

Juniper provides a free on-campus shuttle between the residence halls and event locations for any participant needing assistance (see pg 11 for the shuttle schedule). Seating is limited to eleven. Please show your name badge in order to board.

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA), our local public transportation system, has several free area buses. Juniper staff are happy to help you read the bus maps and schedules in your registration folder.

Meals included with the cost of tuition are detailed on pg 24. Dinners on Sunday and Friday will offer options for any folks who have reported dietary needs in their registration. The dining hall provides vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Please introduce yourself to the managers/chef at the dining commons for assistance. If you’d like to make an appointment with the dietitian, please call: 413-545-2472

Juniper is able to provide communication access in collaboration with UMass Amherst office of Disability Services (413-545-0892), with advance notice. If you are in need of these services and haven’t included it in your registration information, please contact a staff person.

Service Animals are trained to do work or perform tasks for folks with disabilities. They are working animals so it is important not to distract them by talking to them or petting them. We ask the Juniper community to join us in respecting the rights of individuals who use service animals.

Please work with us to remove access barriers so that more folks are able to enjoy the magic of Juniper. If you have feedback, questions or suggestions about accessibility, please reach out to us at [email protected].

{ 8 } { 9 } SOCIAL MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDING GUIDELINES

We hope you’ll share your experience at Juniper on social media!

#JuniperSummer19 @Junipersummer @Junipersummer www.facebook.com/juniperinstitute

When you share, please be mindful that folks have different perspectives around their online presence. Please get consent before using someone else’s name, image, or words on social media, or before you tag them.

Institute staff and one Institute photographer (Ben Barnhardt) will be taking photos at events during the week. All photographers will be identified with a name badge. If you don’t want to be photographed, we have made a note of it, but please don’t hesitate to remind us!

Please do not video or audio record any readings or discussions.

Thank you for your cooperation in creating a fun, safe, and informative social media experience at Juniper.

{ 10 } { 11 } SHUTTLE SCHEDULE On campus Shuttle on Sunday 6/16:

Departure time Pickup location Drop off location

7:10 PM Campus Center Old Chapel

9:00–11:00 PM Old Chapel Elm/Hotel/North D Apts. Departs every 30 mins, or when full

On campus Shuttle during the week:

Departure time Pickup location Drop off location

7:45 AM North D Apts./Hotel/Elm Roots Café

8:45 AM North D Apts./Hotel/Elm Roots Café

9:30 AM North D Apts./Hotel/Elm South College/Old Chapel

11:45 AM South College/Old Chapel Berkshire Dining Hall

12:45 PM Berkshire Dining Hall South College

4:15 PM South College Elm/Hotel/North D Apts.

7:00 PM North D Apts./Hotel/Elm Old Chapel

9:00–11:00 PM Old Chapel Elm/Hotel/North D Apts. Departs every 30 mins, or when full

On campus Shuttle for evening events on Friday 6/21:

Departure time Pickup location Drop off location

4:15 PM South College Elm/Hotel/North D Apts./UClub

5:30 PM North D Apts./Hotel/Elm UClub

7:15 PM UClub Bezanson Recital Hall

8:30 PM Bezanson UClub/Elm/Hotel/North D Apts.

9:00–11:00 PM UClub Elm/Hotel/North D Apts. Departs every 30 mins, or when full

{ 10 } { 11 } ON-CAMPUS SUPPORT Staff members are here to help you have the best experience you can at Juniper. Please don’t hesitate to ask us anything (you can identify us by our turquoise name badges). If you would like to talk with Betsy or Jennifer, you can find them in their offices on the third floor of South College (E351 & E357) every afternoon from 4–5 pm.

UMass Amherst offers a number of support centers on campus, a few of which have provided information on their services in your tote bag.

Offices: The Stonewall Center: 256 Sunset Ave, Amherst MA 01003; 413-545-4824 Center for Women and Community: Africa House, 180 Infirmary Way, Amherst, MA 01003; 413-545-0883 Women of Color Leadership Network: Africa House, 180 Infirmary Way, Room #127, Amherst, MA 01003; 413-545-3649

HEALTH AND SAFETY UMass Amherst Alerts Emergency Notification System: As a UMass Amherst guest, you can register to receive temporary emergency text alerts while on campus.

How it works... • Text UMassAlertsGuest to 78015. You will receive a confirmation and welcome text. • Registration for guest alerts expire after one week. • Text STOP to 78015 to cancel.

If there is an on-campus emergency during the Institute, please follow instructions given in the notification system texts, and stay tuned for email updates from our office.

Weather In occasions of extreme weather, Institute events may be delayed, postponed, or canceled. If this occurs, we will alert participants by email, on our website, and on social media.

{ 12 } { 13 } Medical Facilities University Health Services (On-Campus): Open Clinic Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 am–6:00 pm

Pharmacy Hours: Mon–Fri 9:00 am–5:00 pm 150 Infirmary Way Amherst, MA 01003 413-577-5000: Press 6 to speak to an on-call nurse.

For non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, AEIOU Urgent Care is a nearby open clinic: 170 University Dr. Suite 102 Amherst, MA 01002; 413-461-3530

The nearest hospital is Cooley Dickinson: 30 Locust St (Rte 9) Northampton, MA 01060; 413-582-2000

Campus Police Non-Emergency Police Support: 413-545-2121

For the quickest response in case of an on-campus emergency, call campus police at 413-545-3111 or utilize a blue emergency phone kiosk. Alternatively, dial 9-1-1. If you call 9-1-1 from your cell phone, tell the dispatcher your location is UMass Amherst; they will then transfer you to UMPD Emergency.

The UMass Amherst campus is tobacco and marijuana free (this includes, e-cigarettes and vaping). Please refrain from smoking of any kind when on campus.

{ 12 } { 13 } BATHROOMS, ELEVATORS & DOORS Marriott Center, Campus Center Bathrooms: Upon exiting the elevator, two all-gender bathrooms (one marked as having urinals) are all the way to the right near the built-in bar.

Old Chapel, Great Hall Outside Doors: Front (access to Great Hall/Multi-purpose room): This door is automatic (push button).

Elevator Access: When entering the building, the elevator is to the right towards the stairs.

Bathrooms: • Basement: When entering into the lobby, take a right to the elevator, or a left to head down the stairs. Signs will lead the way to three bathrooms: men’s, women’s, and an all-gender, single-occupancy, wheelchair-accessible bathroom. • Main Floor: An all-gender, single-occupancy, wheelchair-accessible bathroom is located through the multipurpose room to the right. This bathroom will be kept “scent-safer” for the duration of the Institute. • Second Floor: An all-gender, single-occupancy, wheelchair-accessible bathroom is located to the right, if facing the Great Hall.

Roots Cafe Outside Doors: • Front (ground floor facing Maple and Birch): Automatic (push buttons). • Back (facing Elm entrance): Automatic (push button). Leads to stairs (straight ahead) and elevator access (to the right) down to cafe.

Bathrooms: A men’s bathroom and women’s bathroom are on the same floor as the cafe. If entering from the front entrance, the bathrooms are in the back left of the building.

South College Outside Doors: • East (facing W.E.B. Du Bois Library): Both doors are automatic (push button). • West (facing Commonwealth Honors College): Two sets of automatic doors (push button). • North & South: Both doors are automatic (push button).

{ 14 } { 15 } Elevator Access: When entering from the east entrance facing the library, follow the sign “elevator” past the sign “South College” near the right to the elevator. When entering from the west entrance facing Commonwealth Honors College, the elevator is immediately to the right. When entering from the south entrance to the second floor (closest to the accessible parking lot), the elevator is immediately to the right.

Bathrooms: • First Floor: there are two all-gender single-occupancy, wheelchair accessible bathrooms, and four all-gender single-occupancy shower stalls and changing areas in the west wing accessible by a short flight of stairs or elevator from the back entrance (facing Commonwealth Honors College). • Second Floor: located east in the building, there is a women’s bathroom and men’s bathroom with wheelchair access near the vending machines. There are also two all-gender, single-occupancy, wheelchair-accessible bathrooms across from them. • Third Floor: there are two all-gender, single-occupancy, wheelchair accessible bathrooms on the east end of the building, when entering from the entrance facing the library. One of these bathrooms (E374) will be designated “scent-safer.” Down the hall there is also a women’s bathroom and men’s bathroom both with wheelchair accessibility. • Fourth Floor: there are two single-occupancy wheelchair-accessible bathrooms at the east end of the building. There is also a women’s bathroom and men’s bathroom with wheelchair access down the hall.

Berkshire Dining Commons Outside Doors: Front (only entrance): Manual, not automatic. Bathrooms: A men’s bathroom and a women’s bathroom are both available with wheelchair-accessible stalls to the immediate left when entering the building.

{ 14 } { 15 } UClub Outside Doors: There are not automatic buttons for doors entering the UClub. Elevator Access: There are no elevators in the UClub. All activities will take place on the first floor.

Bathrooms: There is one single-occupancy, wheelchair-accessible, all-gender bathroom (no urinal) on the first floor. A second all-gender restroom is on the second floor, only accessible by narrow, steep stairs.

Bezanson Recital Hall/Fine Arts Center Outside Doors: Front (Enter on North Pleasant Street): Manual, no automatic button access.

Bathrooms: When entering the building from the front entrance, take an immediate right, and either: • Take another right through double doors. Take a left down the hallway and there are two, single-occupancy women’s and men’s rooms down the hallway on the right. • Or take a left and go down three flights of stairs to the basement (S1 Level). There will be two single-occupancy bathrooms to the right once downstairs.

Elevator Access: There are no elevators in Bezanson, but all performance spaces and one set of bathrooms are accessible to wheelchairs.

SOUTH COLLEGE Using Classroom Spaces In South College No food or beverages are allowed in the classrooms (except for water and hot drinks in enclosed containers). There are other conferences and events taking place in the building during the week of Juniper. Please honor our schedule so that others who have the spaces reserved can use them as well. If anyone would like to use classroom space outside of the scheduled times, please ask a staff person. Classrooms and entrances are on an automatic locking schedule: please don’t leave any personal items or course materials in the classrooms and note that you will only be able to access them during scheduled events. The lounges on the second and third floor have been reserved by other departments during the Juniper week. Gathering spaces are available to Juniper participants in the first floor of the Old Chapel (10 am–4 pm), Roots Cafe (8 am–10 am), and the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. Common areas are also open to any participants staying in the North Apartments or Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community.

{ 16 } { 17 } Juniper Offices The Juniper Hub (E354), Jennifer’s (E357), and Betsy’s (E351) offices are all located in the east wing of the third floor of South College.

Water Stations Filtered water is available throughout South College for refilling reusable water bottles. Locations are marked on the South College map at the back of this guidebook.

Coffee & Tea Service Complimentary tea and coffee will be available during workshop in the afternoons 1–4 pm in conference room W471 on the fourth floor of South College.

Emergency Exits And Protocol Emergency exits are marked throughout the building, and on the maps at the back of this guidebook. Please take a minute to note where the closest exits are to your workshop and craft session rooms. Stairwells are located on the east end, west end, and middle of the building. In the event of a fire, please take the exit nearest your location and meet outside the library (the tallest building on campus).

BUILDING KEY

Building Name Abbreviation Events Held Here

Old Chapel, Great Hall OCGH Evening Readings (second floor)

Old Chapel, Multi-purpose Room OC Evening Receptions Sunday-Thursday (first floor)

South College SC Workshops & Craft Sessions

Berkshire Dining Commons Berk DC Community Lunch in Berkshire Dining Common

Roots Cafe RC Morning Writing Time

UClub UC Dinner & Farewell Reception on Friday night

Bezanson Bez Reading on Friday night

Marriott Center, Campus Center MC/CC Registration, Orientation, & Welcome Dinner on Sunday

{ 16 } { 17 } INSTITUTE SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, JUNE 16 3-5:45 PM Registration & Orientation MC/CC, 11th floor 6:00 PM Welcome Dinner MC/CC, 11th floor 7:30 PM Readings by Mitchell S. Jackson & OCGH, 2nd floor Khadijah Queen 8:30 PM Reception OC, 1st floor

MONDAY, JUNE 17 8:00 AM Writing Time Roots Cafe 10:00 AM A Conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson & OCGH, 2nd floor Khadijah Queen, moderated by Gabriel Bump 12:00 PM Community Lunch Berk DC (see your personal schedule 1-4:00 PM Workshops SC for room number) 7:30 PM Readings by Dara Wier & Joy Williams OCGH, 2nd floor 8:30 PM Reception OC, 1st floor

TUESDAY JUNE 18 8:00 AM Writing Time Roots Cafe (see your personal schedule 10:00 AM Craft Sessions with: Cameron Awkward-Rich, SC for room number) Gabriel Bump, CAConrad & Jaquira Díaz (see pg 20 for session descriptions) 12:00 PM Community Lunch Berk DC 1-4:00 PM Workshops SC 7:30 PM Readings by Ross Gay & Jordy Rosenberg OCGH, 2nd floor 8:30 PM Reception OC, 1st floor

{ 18 } { 19 } WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 8:00 AM Writing Time Roots Cafe (see your personal schedule 10:00 AM Craft Sessions with: Ross Gay, Noy Holland, SC for room number) LeAnne Howe & Bianca Stone (see pg 21 for session descriptions) 12:00 PM Community Lunch Berk DC 1-4:00 PM Workshops SC (see your personal schedule 4:30-6:00 PM Craft Session w/ Safiya Sinclair SC for room number) 7:30 PM Readings by Jaquira Díaz, Safiya Sinclair & OCGH, 2nd floor Bianca Stone 8:30 PM Reception OC, 1st floor

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 8:00 AM Writing Time Roots Cafe (see your personal schedule 10:00 AM Craft Sessions with: Mitchell S. Jackson SC for room number) & Dara Wier (see pg 23 for session descriptions) 12:00 PM Community Lunch Berk DC 1-4:00 PM Workshops SC 4:30-6 PM Craft session w/ Jordy Rosenberg SC 7:30 PM Readings by CAConrad & LeAnne Howe OCGH, 2nd floor 8:30 PM Reception OC, 1st floor

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 8:00 AM Writing Time Roots Cafe 10:00 AM Roundtable: What’s Next? with: CAConrad, OCGH, 2nd floor Ross Gay, LeAnne Howe, Bianca Stone & Joy Williams, moderated by Jennifer Jacobson 12:00 PM Community Lunch Berk DC 1-4:00 PM Workshops SC 4-6:00PM Open Mic University Club 6:00 PM Farewell Dinner University Club* 7:30 PM Readings by Noy Holland & Ocean Vuong Bezanson Recital Hall*, Fine Arts Center 8:30 PM Farewell Reception University Club*

* please take note of these different event locations for our farewell festivities! You can find them highlighted on the map at the front of this guidebook { 18 } { 19 } CRAFT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

TUESDAY, JUNE 18 (all sessions take place in South College; see your personal schedule in your registration folder for room locations)

CAMERON AWKWARD-RICH Reparative Revision In this session—part lecture, part generative experiment—we will play with the idea that revision is a skill best honed through tactically killing other people’s darlings, especially when those darlings are inimical to our flourishing. Put another way, we will ask: How can we revise and repair the stuff of the world so that it works toward different aesthetic and/or political aims? What new things can we make using established revisionary forms (the cento, erasure, strategic citation) and other unnamed methods? And, how might doing so help us to clarify the voice and vision of our own work?

GABRIEL BUMP Talking with Purpose In this seminar, we will study how effective dialogue can improve characters, plot, momentum, and rhythm. We'll read examples from published fiction and watch short clips from film and television. We will also prepare written conversations in class. Dialogue is often underutilized in prose. As visual and audio mediums continue to dominate the storytelling landscape, it is our responsibility to provide readers with well-crafted talking. Come prepared to read aloud!

CACONRAD (Soma)tic Poetry Rituals: Resurrect Extinct Vibration For the last couple of years CAConrad has been writing through a poetry ritual called “Resurrect Extinct Vibration.” The main ingredient involves lying on the ground while traveling across the USA and flooding the body with recordings of recently extinct animals. There are 9 ingredients to the ritual, and in 2019 the final phase will include writing in destroyed ecosystems and in man-made megastructures to find a new appreciation of the transmuting planet. Poetry for a new kind of love for a changing world.

{ 20 } { 21 } JAQUIRA DÍAZ Plot and Structure in Memoir and Personal Essay What is plot? How do you decide what happens in a story or novel? How do you shape a memoir? We will examine how plot functions in stories and novels, how characters determine what happens in a work of fiction, and how to use our understanding of plot in order to shape a work of nonfiction. Finally, during a guided writing exercise, we will generate the plot for an original short story, novel, memoir, or personal essay.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 (all sessions take place in South College; see your personal schedule in your registration folder for room locations)

ROSS GAY The Practice of Looking The Book of Delights is a book made of the daily practice, or discipline, of attending to one’s life. This talk will wonder about how such looking might open windows.

NOY HOLLAND What’s the point of Point of View? Ideas of audience and point of view can often feel mechanical and limiting. How can we enlarge our sense of the possibilities of point of view? Are there implicit and explicit variations? Might there be a listener as well as an audience, different from a reader, and perhaps more intimately known? What nuanced forms might a listener inhabit? To whom are we speaking, and why?

LEANNE HOWE Verbs As Images/Images As Verbs One of the craft tools that a writer must deploy in writing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry is using verbs as images of movement. What a reader “sees” in a story’s movement, pacing, and plot, are determined by verb choices the author makes. My craft lecture and writing exercises are meant to build on a writer’s instincts of shifting the camera-eye by choosing verbs that enhance the narrative. I’ll discuss dead white male writers, and living Native women writers, and my approaches to using verbs as images. In addition, the workshop will offer writing exercises to improve verb usage.

{ 20 } { 21 } SAFIYA SINCLAIR Herself Behind Herself Concealed: Forging The Erotic Power Of The Feminine

“The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane,” writes Audre Lorde in Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power. There, Lorde expresses the realm of the feminine as an incredible source of knowledge, a site of erotic power that women are often discouraged from using in their lives or expressing on the page. But what happens when women tap into this source of erotic power as a mode of divining the creative? What happens when a woman unpeels her selves, then lays her body, and all its unbridled erotic power, bare? What spell is summoned, if she dares us to look, and not look away? Something startling disrupts the observer. By approaching womanhood as a text that can be deciphered through mapping the link between brain and body, we will examine different approaches to forging womanhood as a source of erotic power. We will read Audre Lorde, Natalie Diaz, Erika L. Sánchez, Sylvia Plath, and Sharon Olds, observe paintings from Frida Kahlo and Wangechi Mutu, and explore clips from Beyoncé’s Lemonade. By tracing the uncanny locus of womb, wound, and woman, we will explore the different uses of erotic power in the work of fearless women, to denude the canon, to create a coven.

BIANCA STONE [M]y Hand Was Sealed Off / In A Tin Box: The Body/Mind Dichotomy Is there an element of the divine, the mystical in writing of the body, that can supersede the Self? Beyond objectifying the body of another in poetry, how do we write about the body as a strange organic matter we are stuck within? And however poems come to us, however they take shape, when the human form enters into the work, how does it interact with the shifted and unsettled narrative within the lyrical? Is it possible to write a contemporary dialogue between the “self and the soul,” “the body and mind”? We will look at some great poems, continue this ancient debate, and, finally, do an in-class writing exercise of a dialogue between the mind and some limb or aspect of the body.

{ 22 } { 23 } THURSDAY, JUNE 20 (all sessions take place in South College; see your personal schedule in your registration folder for room locations)

MITCHELL S. JACKSON The Tools of Voice One of the most effective ways in prose to, as Susan Sontag says, “preserve the works of the mind against oblivion,” is to craft an eloquent voice. Voice is composed of elements that include diction, syntactical usage, acoustical resonance, and even visual logic. This craft lecture will present philosophies on voice and some of the rhetorical tools used to compose an eloquent one. We will use published excerpts to foster a critical discussion of the tools.

JORDY ROSENBERG Disorientation: A Guide This craft session will focus on how to use techniques that are traditionally associated with genre fiction (science fiction, fantasy, thriller, noir, horror, etc.) to enliven a broad range of prose forms. Beginning with generative ways to use disorientation to hold the reader's attention, we will conduct a series of experiments in loosening the hold of realism in order to push the boundaries of our work. The session will consist of a short lecture on genre, group discussion/brainstorm/reading exercises in how to break down the conventions of genre into a collection of translatable techniques, and then some writing exercises where we put these techniques to use. Our goal will be to impart genre conventions into as wide a range of writing as possible (memoir, creative nonfiction, "realist" fiction, etc.), so writers of all inclinations are most welcome.

DARA WIER You're the Boss of You: Doing What You're Told You Shouldn't Do Why and when should clichés, stereotypes, melodrama, hyperbole, generalization, didacticism, anachronism, and other so-called cautions be faced or perhaps stared down? How does a writer know when to send caution to the wind? How does a writer know when to break some rules, take some chances, defy convention? When does any of this matter? How does a writer overcome timidity or good sense? And since judging one's own or someone else's writing typically comes couched in reason or rational discourse, how can a writer recognize reason's failures and rationality's limitations? How can we improve our conversations about these things and make use of them in our writing while taking good care of our minds? If you arrive to our gathering with a good example of a rule well broken, that would be welcome and helpful.

{ 22 } { 23 } MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS

If you have signed up for a private manuscript consultation, please introduce yourself to your consulting writer and confirm the time and place you’ll meet. For help contacting your writer, ask any member of the Institute staff (look for our turquoise name badges).

MEALS

Your tuition includes the welcome dinner in the Marriott Center, farewell dinner at the University Club, and lunch throughout the week in Berkshire Dining Commons. You are responsible for all other meals.

BREAKFAST: Roots Cafe (located in Sycamore Hall, next door to Elms and a stone’s throw from South College) will be open 8 am–10 am with coffee and light breakfast items for purchase; Du Bois Library Cafe, Harvest Market in the Campus Center, and the Berkshire Dining Hall are also good options for pay-as-you-go.

LUNCH: Your Juniper lanyard & name badge will get you into the dining hall for lunch. The Berkshire Room in the Berkshire Dining Common is reserved for those in our group who would like to dine communally. DINNER: Dinners are offered Sunday and Friday for the Juniper community. For information about on-campus dining options and hours, please see the Dining Commons and Retail Dining sheet in your registration folder, or pg 29 for the “Around Amherst” section which lists nearby restaurants. EXTRAS: Complimentary coffee and tea service will be offered during afternoon workshops (1–4 pm) in South College conference room W471; cash bar with complimentary snacks will be available after the evening readings in Old Chapel first floor (UClub on Friday night).

{ 24 } { 25 } HIDDEN GEMS Here are some of our favorite spots on campus:

The Durfee Conservatory (210 Stockbridge Road): This little sanctuary is a popular spot to unwind, especially in the rain forest room. Open Mon–Fri, 10 am–4 pm. The best time for visiting is the early morning, as the greenhouse gets quite hot in the afternoon.

Rooftop Garden (Design Building): The rooftop courtyard is located on the third level, directly above the atrium commons. It serves as a social gathering area for students, professors, and visitors when weather permits. The gardens contain a variety of soil depths and plantings which were selected to mitigate heat island effects, promote biodiversity, and improve storm water quality. Rooftop vegetation utilizes a drip irrigation system, where water is withheld and gradually delivered to plants as needed. This irrigation method promotes plant health and reduces water consumption.

Disc Golf Course: In the Orchard Hill area of the UMass Amherst campus, this course offers sweeping views of the mountains surrounding the Pioneer Valley. A mix of wooded and open field holes along with a pond. On the old site of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, it brings to light equestrian relics, experimental test plots, and old growth forests.

The W.E.B. Du Bois Library: Although the building itself is the most prominent on campus, there are gems hidden within! The 23rd floor has a stunning panoramic view of the valley; the 22nd floor hosts the W.E.B. Du Bois Center; and the 21st floor has bronze statues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles courtesy of their co-creator, a UMass grad. The library is also home to nesting falcons each year. You can watch the live action Falcon Cam at: http://library.umass.edu/falcons

Architectural Highlights: UMass has a number of world-class buildings designed by internationally recognized architects. Our resident architectural historian has put together this brief tour of three buildings, all in close proximity, for the architecture buffs among you:

{ 24 } { 25 } • First, step under the covered walkway that runs along the front of the Fine Arts Center (1975) and get a feel for the dramatic proportions that are classical and yet very modern. Critics consider the Fine Arts Center at UMass to be one of Kevin Roche’s finest designs. •Next, travel the short distance (100 yards or so) south to the UMass Design Building (2017). This addition to contemporary UMass architecture has an angular glass and metal exterior, but the main attraction is the mixed use staircase/seating area in the main lobby. Much of the structural and decorative elements are made of “CLT,” cross-laminated-timber, a popular new sustainable construction material. •Completing the tour is the newest contribution to the campus architectural fabric, a major addition to the Isenberg School of Management (2019) by an international design team led by Danish starchitect, Bjarke Ingels. The dramatic north facade includes a massive row of tumbling beams, reminiscent of a row of dominoes or a piano keyboard. Inside, note the play of light across the accordion-like ribs of the walls and ceiling in the commons area.

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

All events will be held on the UMass Amherst campus. A full campus map is on the back of your registration folder, with directions to Route 9 and Amherst Center. A smaller “Juniper campus” map is at the front of this guidebook. PARKING • If you opt to stay in a University dorm, you will be provided with a free parking permit for a lot adjacent to your dorm. • If you opt to stay in the Campus Hotel, complimentary parking is offered in the campus parking garage. • Discounted passes to the parking garage are available for purchase at registration. • There are a number of metered lots on campus as well, including Lot 34, outside the Robsham Memorial Visitors’ Center on Massachusetts Ave. Lot 34 also has a number of charging stations, if you drive an electric vehicle. NAVIGATING EVENT LOCATIONS On Monday and Tuesday, Juniper staff will be available to escort participants to event locations: 9:30 am from North to: Old Chapel on Monday; South College on Tuesday 9:45 am from Roots Cafe to: Old Chapel on Monday; South College on Tuesday

{ 26 } { 27 } 11:30 am from Old Chapel to Berk DC on Monday; from South College to Berk DC on Tuesday. 12:40 pm from Berk DC to South College

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) runs bus routes throughout the area with stops on campus. Buses that run only within Amherst are free, but buses that also run to Northampton are $1.50 per trip. For more information, please visit www.pvta.com for summer schedules and routes. For smart phone users, there are some useful transportation apps to help you navigate campus and bus schedules. Search your app store for “The UMass Guide” (with building-finder feature) and “PVTrACK” (with live bus tracker).

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION Both of these services need to be booked at least 24 hrs in advance: Bluebird Airport Transportation: 413-221-4512 Valley Transporter: 413-253-1350, or reserve online at valleytransporter.com

TECH STUFF: INTERNET, COPIERS, COMPUTERS

WIRELESS ACCESS: You can access the UMass wireless network during the Institute by using the guest access user name and password provided in your registration folder. Connectivity on campus can be challenging; it’s necessary to log back onto the network each time you enter and leave a building (it sucks, we know!). Please bear with us! IT has provided a trouble-shooting guide that is in your registration folder. A member of IT will be available to help participants with connectivity issues Monday morning at Roots Cafe 9–10 am, Old Chapel 10 am–12 pm, Berkshire Dining Common 12-1 pm, and South College 4–5 pm. On-campus wireless zones include all residential buildings and most classroom buildings including South College, Old Chapel, Elm Hall, Roots Cafe, North Apartments, Campus Center concourse and lower level, and the Campus Center Hotel lobby.

COMPUTERS & PRINTING We recommend giving yourself plenty of time to print your workshop materials. A staff member will be available to assist participants with the printing process at the library from 9-9:45 am & 4-5 pm on Monday. There

{ 26 } { 27 } is also a Library Help Desk on the lower level and Library staff are available to assist you throughout the week as well. The W.E.B. Du Bois Library hours are Mon–Thu, 8 am–7 pm; Fri, 8 am–5 pm; Sat, 10 am–5 pm; closed Sunday. W.E.B. Du Bois Library Learning Commons: On the lower level of the library, to the left of the technology desk, there are internet-connected PCs that will be available to you and from which you can print. The Mac computers to the right of the technology desk are only available to UMass students.

In order to print, you must purchase a Guest Card from one of the pay-to- print stations located on the lower level of the library. The machine is cash only and accepts $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. There is an ATM located on the lower level as well to the right. These pay-to-print stations are silver or black kiosks mounted on brick columns near the print stations and copiers on the lower level. The cost of printing is $.05 for a Black and White Letter and $.35 for Color. A minimum purchase of $1 is required to receive a guest card.

To use the pay-to-print kiosk, deposit cash into the area label “deposit cash here” and follow any prompts on the screen. The kiosk will then give you a guest card. IMPORTANT: after the machine gives you the guest card, immediately swipe the card through the swiper in the upper right corner to activate the card. Any questions or concerns can be brought to the Technology Desk.

In order to send your print job from one of the public computers on the lower level to the nearby Print Stations, go through the normal printing process. When asked to enter your NetID, enter your Guest Card number instead. In the Password field, you can choose to enter a password for added security. This password can be anything you’d like it to be. You’ll need to enter this password when you release your print job at the Print Station so we recommend keeping it short. After you’ve done this, click Print to send this job to the Print Release Station. Go to the Print Release Station, and tap your Guest Card. On the Print screen, select the print job you would like to release to the printer. The area at the bottom of the screen will display the number of pages in this job and the total amount to be deducted from your Guest Card. To release this print job, click Print. Before you click Print, please make sure to check the length and cost of each printout. Campus Center Hotel: Wireless access and several PCs are available for hotel guests in the Business Center of the hotel, which is located on the third floor of the Campus Center. The first 20 pages are free, after that it’s .10 a page.

{ 28 } { 29 } COPIES

Pay-per-page copiers are also located on the lower level of the Du Bois Library near the pay-to-print kiosk. You will also need to purchase a guest card via directions above to use the copy machine. Copies are $0.10 for black and white and $0.50 for color.

Full copy services are available at: Collective Copies* (71 S. Pleasant St, Amherst, 413-256-6425) *See back pages for $2.00 coupon, exclusive for Juniper Participants

AROUND AMHERST

Things to do, see, and eat in the area. Key: N = Nearby (~1mi or less) / B = Near Bus Stop / D = Short Drive PLACES TO EAT Amherst Coffee (N, B, D), 28 Amity St, Amherst: Coffee shop with snacks and espresso drinks by day, whiskey and wine bar by night. This place is one of our favorites. See coupon in the back of this guide. Antonio’s Pizza (N, B, D), 31 N. Pleasant St, Amherst: Best pizza in town, with tons of unique toppings to choose from. Lunch, dinner, and late night. Barstow’s Longview Farm (D), 172 Hockanum Rd, Hadley: A local, family- owned bakery/café and farm store, serving sandwiches, coffee, and ice cream, with outdoor seating and great views. A fifteen minute drive from campus but definitely worth it! Breakfast and lunch. Black Sheep Deli & Bakery (N, B, D), 79 Main St, Amherst: A popular spot serving salads, sandwiches, and baked goods. (We recommend their cheesecake brownies.) Breakfast, lunch and early dinner. Cushman Market & Café (B, D), 491 Pine St, Amherst: Funky, upbeat general store and eatery offering coffee, tea, breakfast, and lunch. Cushman is a great spot to write and relax. See coupon in the back of this guide. Esselon Café (B, D), 99 Russell Street, Hadley: Local artisan coffee roasters with lots of outdoor seating, great coffee, and a thoughtfully sourced menu with lots of local ingredients. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Beer and wine service. Fresh Side (N, B, D), 39 S. Pleasant St, Amherst: Delicious, healthy Asian fusion cuisine, this spot is popular for its tea and tea rolls. Lunch and dinner. Full bar.

{ 28 } { 29 } Ginger Garden (B, D), 351 Northampton Rd, Amherst: A great spot for sushi and other Japanese and Chinese entrées. Ask about their authentic Chinese menu–it’s delicious! Lunch and dinner. Full bar. High Horse Brewery (N, B, D), 24 N. Pleasant St, Amherst: Upscale American bar food with a nice little patio, this place is beloved for the large beer selection, including their own micro brews. You’ll get endless refills on your fries if you order downstairs. Lunch, dinner, and late night menu. Full bar. Jake’s (B,D), 68 Cowls Rd, Amherst, MA: Yummy breakfast, brunch and lunch–from burgers to omelets. Johnny’s Tavern (N, B, D), 30 Boltwood Walk, Amherst: Great menu featuring locally-sourced ingredients, craft cocktails, and awesome service. We recommend the calamari and white sangria. Lunch and dinner. Kaiju (N, B, D), 30 Boltwood Walk, Amherst: BBQ. Ramen. Monsters. Lone Wolf (N, B, D), 63 Main St, Amherst: Varied and delicious with a Southwest bent, this spot is probably the number one brunch spot in town. Breakfast and lunch. Mission Cantina (B, D), 485 West St, South Amherst: This spot has excellent Mexican food and great margaritas. Dinner only. Full bar. Oriental Flavor (N, B, D), 25 S Pleasant St, Amherst: This local Chinese restaurant features entrées big enough to share and excellent dim sum. We recommend the crystal shrimp dumplings and the pork buns. Lunch and dinner. Share Coffee (N, B, D), 178 N Pleasant St, Amherst: Right on the main drag, Share is the dependable, popular, and less crowded alternative to Amherst coffee. With locally roasted coffee and good desserts, it’s a great option.

PLACES TO VISIT

Amherst Books (N, B, D), 8 Main Street, Amherst: Local independent bookstore with an excellent selection of new and used books. Mon–Sat, 8:30 am–9 pm; Sun, 10:00 am–6 pm. Amherst Cinema (N, B, D), 28 Amity Street, Amherst: An independent, non- profit cinema that shows art house, contemporary, documentary, and classic films. They also serve craft beers and wine at their concessions counter, so you can enjoy a beverage with your film. See coupon in the back of this guide. Beneski Museum of Natural History (N,B, D), 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst (Amherst College Campus): Several natural history collections, approximately 200,000 objects. Nice tables for an afternoon of writing can be found on the second floor. Tues–Fri, 11 am–4 pm; Sat–Sun, 10 am–5 pm.

{ 30 } { 31 } Emily Dickinson Museum (N, B, D), 280 Main Street, Amherst: Two historic houses closely associated with Emily Dickinson and her family (and yes, her brother’s house is definitely worth the tour!). Wed–Mon, 10 am–5 pm. Call 413-542-8161 or visit emilydickinsonmuseum.org for tour schedules and costs. See coupon in the back of this guide. Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (N, D), 125 West Bay Road, Amherst (Hampshire College Campus): Dedicated to inspiring a love of art and reading in young children (and adults) through picture books. Tues–Fri, 10 am–4 pm; Sat, 10 am–5 pm; Sun, 12–5 pm. Grey Matter Books (D), 47 East Street, Hadley: Independent bookstore with terrific and frequent new arrivals of used books. Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, 10 am–6 pm; Sat, 11 am–6 pm; Sun, 12–5 pm. Hitchcock Center for the Environment (D), The Center’s mission is to foster greater awareness and understanding of the environment and to develop environmentally literate citizens. Free and open to members and the community. Visitor center and grounds including a mud kitchen and willow den.Tuesday-Thursday: 9am-5:30pm, Friday: 9am-5pm; Closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Puffer’s Pond (B, D), Mill Street, Amherst: Also known as Factory Hollow Pond, Puffer’s Pond is a popular swimming hole beside a small waterfall. You can catch bus #33 to get there. Unnamable Books (N, B), 48 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst: In the basement. Open Thurs–Mon, 11 am–8 pm. Yiddish Book Center (B, D), 1021 West St, Amherst (Hampshire College Campus, Weinberg Building): Fascinating exhibitions, gardens, gallery, library, English-language bookstore, and more. Sun–Fri, 10 am– 4 pm. Free guided tours Sunday and Tuesday. See yiddishbookcenter.org for schedule & details.

DAY TRIPS

MASS MoCA (D, 1 1⁄2 hour), 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA: The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is a massive contemporary art gallery housed in a former factory. If you like contemporary art, this place is worth the pilgrimage. Open Wed–Mon, 11 am–5 pm (closed Tuesdays). The Clark Art Institute (D, ∽1 1⁄2 hour), 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA: A remarkable collection of European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative arts from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Situated in the beautiful town of Williamstown. Open Tues–Sun, 10 am–5 pm.

{ 30 } { 31 } Montague Bookmill (D, 20 min), 440 Greenfield Road Montague, MA: “Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.” Used books, record store, art gallery, and a cozy café nestled in the woods by the side of a river. Open daily 10 am–6 pm. New England Peace Pagoda (D, 20 min), 100 Cave Hill Road, Leverett, MA: A beautiful, tranquil outdoor space adjoining a local Buddhist temple, the Peace Pagoda is a fantastic place to go for writing and meditation. Northampton, MA (B, D, 20 min): A college town nine miles from Amherst, full of art galleries, boutiques, restaurants, and bars. Smith College, Northampton (B, D, 20 min): Smith College has a number of great on-campus spots to check out, including: •The Museum of Art, with exhibition galleries, museum shop Tues–Sat, 10 am–4 pm; Sun, 12–4 pm. •The Botanic Garden Conservatory, open daily 8:30 am–4 pm. Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset.

RECREATION

UMass Recreation Center (N, B, D): Fully equipped on-campus gym. Passes may be acquired from Conference Services at Juniper registration. Present this pass and pay for it at the Rec Center registration desk for a discounted rate of $3/day. Locks and lockers are available. Amherst House of Power (N, B, D), 40-44 Main Street, Amherst: Baptiste Power Yoga Classes Daily. Drop-in rate: $16/$12 for students. Central Rock Gym (D, B), 165 Russell St, Hadley: Indoor climbing and fitness classes. $22 standard day pass and gear rentals available starting at $5. Yoga Center Amherst (N, B, D), 12 Kellogg Ave, Amherst: Visit yogacenteramherst.com for class times and additional info. Mt. Holyoke Range State Park (D, 10 min), 1500 West St. Amherst (The Notch Visitor Center and parking): Miles of hiking trails with some great views of the valley. The Norwottuck Rail Trail: An eleven-mile paved trail running from Amherst to Northampton, great for running and cycling. The trail is accessible via the Swift Connector path that runs parallel to University Dr.

{ 32 } { 33 } GUEST WRITERS

GABRIEL BUMP is from South Shore, Chicago. His first two novels– Everywhere You Don’t Belong and The New Naturals–are forthcoming from Algonquin Books. He received his MFA from UMass Amherst.

CACONRAD is the author of nine books of poetry and essays including While Standing in Line for Death, which received the 2018 Lambda Award, A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon, and The Book of Frank. A recipient of a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, they also received The Believer Magazine Book Award and The Gil Ott Book Award. Their work has been translated into Spanish, Greek, Polish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Danish and German.

JAQUIRA DÍAZ is the author of ORDINARY GIRLS, a memoir, and I AM DELIBERATE, a novel, both forthcoming from Algonquin Books. She’s the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, an Elizabeth George Foundation Grant, and fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, the Kenyon Review, and The MacDowell Colony. Her work appears in The Best American Essays, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The FADER, Tin House, Brevity, Longreads, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review, and The New York Times Style Magazine.

ROSS GAY is the author of Against Which, Bringing the Shovel Down, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and The Book of Delights. Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation.

NOY HOLLAND’s I Was Trying to Describe What It Feels Like: New and Selected Stories, was published by Counterpoint in January 2017. She has been a recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council award for artistic merit and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.

LEANNE HOWE’s Savage Conversations from Coffee House Press (2019), is set in 1875 and is the story of Mary Todd Lincoln and a Savage Indian spirit she invented who tortures her nightly. She’s the author of novels, plays, poetry, screenplays, and scholarship that deal with Native experiences. A citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, her awards include the Western Literature Association’s 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award for her

{ 32 } { 33 } body of work; the inaugural 2014 MLA Prize for Studies in Native American Literatures; a 2012 United States Artists Ford Fellowship; a 2010 Fulbright Scholarship to Jordan; and an American Book Award in 2002 for her first novel, Shell Shaker.

MITCHELL S. JACKSON’s nonfiction book Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family was recently published by Scribner. His debut novel The Residue Years was praised by publications including The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The Times of London. Jackson is the winner of a Whiting Award and The Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence.

KHADIJAH QUEEN is the author of Conduit (Akashic Books 2008), Black Peculiar (Noemi Press 2011), and Fearful Beloved (Argos Books 2015). Individual poems and prose appear in The American Poetry Review, Fence, Tin House, Buzzfeed, Hyperallergic, Gulf Coast, and widely elsewhere. Her fifth book, I’m So Fine: A List of Famous Men & What I Had On was published by YesYes Books in March 2017.

CAMERON AWKWARD-RICH is the author of Sympathetic Little Monster (Ricochet Editions, 2016) and Dispatch (Persea Books, 2019), winner of the 2018 Lexi Rudnitksy Editor’s Choice Award. His poetry has appeared in Narrative, The Baffler, The American Poetry Review, Verse Daily, and elsewhere, and he has received fellowships from Cave Canem, The Watering Hole, and Duke University.

JORDY ROSENBERG is the author of Confessions of the Fox, a New York Times Editor’s Choice selection and shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Confessions was published by Random House US/Canada, Atlantic Books UK, and Allen & Unwin Australia/NZ in 2018, and is forthcoming from Paseka in Czech.

SAFIYA SINCLAIR is a poet and librettist born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of Cannibal, winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Metcalf Award, the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Poetry, the Phillis Wheatley Book Award, and the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry. Her poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, The Nation, Poetry, Kenyon Review, Oxford American, and elsewhere.

BIANCA STONE is a poet and visual artist. She is the author of Someone Else’s Wedding Vows, (Tin House & Octopus Books 2014); Poetry Comics From the Book of Hours, (Pleiades, 2016), the illustrated edition of Antigonick, (New Directions, 2012) a collaboration with Anne Carson, and most recently The Mobius Strip Club of Grief, (Tin House, 2018).

{ 34 } { 35 } DARA WIER’s newest book of poems in the still of the night was released in fall 2017 from Wave Books. She is a publisher and editor of the small independent press Factory Hollow Press, and the literary magazine jubilat. Along with Noy Holland, she co-founded the Juniper Initiative for literary arts and action and the Juniper Summer Writing Institute and Workshops.

JOY WILLIAMS is the author of five collections of stories including, most recently, 99 Stories of God and The Visiting Privilege, winner of the PEN/ Malamud Award. She has also published four novels, including The Quick and the Dead, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and a book of essays, Ill Nature, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

OCEAN VUONG is the author of the best-selling poetry collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2016, and the debut novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin 2019). His writings have been featured in The Atlantic, The Nation, New Republic, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Village Voice, and American Poetry Review, which awarded him the Stanley Kunitz Prize for Younger Poets. He is the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Whiting Award, the Thom Gunn Award, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

STAFF CONTACT INFO

If you have any questions throughout your stay at the Institute, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Find us in person at any of the events (staff have turquoise name badges) or reach us by phone or email.

FOR PROGRAM QUESTIONS: [email protected] Amy Diehl, Director’s Assistant Dashnie Francois, Office Assistant 617-564-8834 McKayla Lovering, Administrative Assistant 774-288-0754 Carson McGrath, Event Manager 781-408-1304 Jamie Thomson, Director’s Assistant 413-559-8028

FOR HOUSING QUESTIONS: [email protected] Ask the residence hall desk attendant 24 hrs/day; or call Conference Services during regular business hours: 413-577-8102.

FOR BILLING QUESTIONS: [email protected] or call Conference Services during regular business hours: 413-577-8102.

{ 34 } { 35 } FOR ANYTHING ELSE: Betsy Wheeler, Managing Director: [email protected] (office: E351) 413-545-5503 Jennifer Jacobson, Director: [email protected] (office: E357) 413-545-5510 Betsy & Jennifer are available in their offices in South College 4-5 pm daily, and by phone anytime.

CHECKOUT PROCEDURES FOR RESIDENCE HALLS

Check out time for both Elm Hall and North Apartments is 12:00 PM on Saturday, June 22. Building access cards automatically become inactive at that time, just like Cinderella’s pumpkin.

The Checkout Process: UMass Summer Conference Housing requires that you return your room key and building access card to the front desk of the residence halls. Please do not leave the keys in your room! Returning these items will complete your checkout. There is a $50 fee for each lost or unreturned key and a $20 fee for each lost or unreturned access card. Your credit card on file will be charged if you do not return your key and card to the front desk at checkout. They will not heed our pleas on your behalf if you lose your card or forget to hand it in before you head to the airport. Linens and garbage may be left in the rooms for the cleaning staff to collect.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR LANYARDS at the end of the Institute (give to any staff member, leave at the UClub bar, or leave at the front desk of your dorm) Doing so will help us reduce costs and landfill waste.

{ 36 } { 37 } THE JUNIPER TEAM

CO-FOUNDERS & CO-DIRECTORS BUSINESS MANAGER Noy Holland & Dara Wier Tom Racine

DIRECTOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jennifer Jacobson Meghan Dewar sketchiedesign MANAGING DIRECTOR Betsy Wheeler PHOTOGRAPHER Ben Barnhart RESIDENCE DIRECTOR Crystal Norwood WEBSITE Ryan Askew PROGRAM REGISTRAR Rebeccah Johnson VOLUNTEERS Miles Collins-Sibley CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Emmalie Dropkin Nicole Morrison Ann Ward

DIRECTOR'S ASSISTANTS Amy Diehl Jamie Thomson

EVENT MANAGER Carson McGrath

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS McKayla Lovering Dashnie Francois

WORKSHOP ASSISTANTS Sarah Coates Emilie Menzel Claudia Wilson

PROGRAM ASSISTANTS Barbara McGlynn Patty O’Neil

{ 36 } { 37 } The Juniper Summer Writing Institute is grateful for general operating support from The University of Massachusetts Department of English, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, The Massachusetts Cultural Council, Ryan Askew Web Design & Development, sketchiedesign, and gifts from individuals.

Thanks to our beloved local independent bookstore, Amherst Books, for offering promotional support and for selling books by our featured writers this week.

Especial thanks to Stephanie Moy, Mia Mingus, Lucy Trainor & the CLPP for their advisory capacity and education in creating accessible conference event spaces.

We gratefully acknowledge scholarship underwriting from the following:

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Factory Hollow Press Fiction Collective 2 (FC2) The Charles Hayden Foundation jubilat The J.E. and Marjorie B. Pittman Foundation The Edwin L. and Elizabeth L. Skelton Foundation The Ruth Stone Foundation The Valley Advocate

Institutional Partners: Cal Arts, Elms College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA) in Creative Writing, and the University of the Arts

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Coffee /Tea & MSS Consult Room

{ 42 } { 43 } { 44 } { 45 } SUMMER HOURS WEDNESDAY TO MONDAY 10 AM TO 5 PM 280 MAIN STREET AMHERST, MA $2 off admission for Juniper participants

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{ 46 } WEEK AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am Writing @ Writing @ Writing @ Writing @ Writing @ Roots Cafe Roots Cafe Roots Cafe Roots Cafe Roots Cafe AM 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am Check out of Q&A Craft Sessions Craft Sessions Craft Sessions Roundtable hotel by 11am Old Chapel South College South College South College Old Chapel Khadijah Queen & Cameron Awkward-Rich, Ross Gay, Mitchell S. Jackson What Next? Check out of Mitchell S. Jackson Gabriel Bump, CAConrad, Noy Holland, LeAnne Howe & Dara Wier CAConrad, Ross Gay, dorms by 12pm & Jaquira Díaz & Bianca Stone LeAnne Howe, Bianca Stone Moderated by & Joy Williams Gabriel Bump

PM @ the Marriott 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Berk DC Berk DC Berk DC Berk DC Berk DC 3:00-6:00pm Participant Registration & Orientation 1-4 pm 1-4 pm 1-4 pm 1-4 pm 1-4 pm Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops Workshops South College South College South College South College South College

4:00 pm 4:30 pm - 6 pm 4:30 pm - 6 pm Open Mic Craft Session Craft Session @ UClub South College South College 6:00 pm 6:00 pm Welcome Dinner Safiya Sinclair Jordy Rosenberg Farewell Dinner @ the Marriott @ UClub

7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading Old Chapel Old Chapel Old Chapel Old Chapel Old Chapel Bezanson Hall*

Mitchell S. Jackson Dara Wier & Ross Gay & Jaquira Díaz, Safiya Sinclair CAConrad & LeAnne Howe Noy Holland & & Khadijah Queen Joy Williams Jordy Rosenberg & Bianca Stone Ocean Vuong