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Frank McCourt, Marsha Norman, Billy Collins And Others To Be At Stony Brook Southampton Writers Conference

A LI Institution for 32 Years, Conference Begins July 18

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 24, 2007 Authors Frank McCourt, Billy Collins, Marsha Norman. Roger Rosenblatt, Amy Tan, E.L. Doctorow, Garry Trudeau, Melissa Bank, Jules Feiffer, Carol Muske-Dukes, Ursula Hegi, David Rakoff, Meg Wolitzer, and Matt Klam are among the distinguished guests scheduled to appear at the Stony Brook Southampton Writers Conference. The conference, presented by Stony Brook University, is one of the most important annual gatherings of writers in the country and a highlight of the summer season...

...The conference, which Tom Wolfe called “the best in the country,” continues to offer inspiration and guidance to new writers, established writers, teachers of writing, editors, as well as avid readers...

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