The Horace Greeley Writers' Symposium, held each year in Poultney, Vermont, is a celebration of Horace Greeley's life. The symposium explores the art of writing as presented by publishers and writers  in the fields of literature, poetry, philosophy, and history.   

We are excited to announce the 21th Annual Horace Greeley Writers' Symposium will take place on Saturday, October 21st, 2023 at the United Baptist Church on the beautiful East Poultney Green from 9:30am-3pm.

This year the Symposium is excited to host local practicing physician and medical fiction and thriller author Peter Hogenkamp as our keynote speaker. He is the producer and host of Your Health Matters, a health information program which airs on cable and Youtube.  Learn more about Hogenkamp at: https://www.peterhogenkampbooks.com.  

We are also honored to feature Herb Childress. He has taught writing at venues ranging from Stone Valley Arts Center to Duke University. His 2019 nonfiction book The Adjunct Underclass was strongly reviewed in The New Yorker, The Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal and Forbes.
Learn more about Childress at: https://herbchildress.com

We're also delighted to feature Martha L.Molnar. She is a writer, commentator and public relations professional. Playing God in the Meadow: How I Learned to Admire My Weeds is her third and most recent book, and has been compared to the writing of Robin Wall Kimmerer and Michael Pollan.
Learn more about Molnar at: http://www.marthalebmolnar.com  

You can register and sign up for the Symposium using our secure Pay Pal Link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/horacegreeley). Cost of the Symposium are $65 or $20 Student fee. Or send an check to the Horace Greeley Foundation, 95 On the Green, Poultney, Vermont 05764.  

We are looking very forward to the 2023 Horace Greeley Writers' Symposium, and hope that you will plan to attend. See you there!  

Event Info

Sep 19 to 20, 2024

Sep 21, 2024

Sep 22, 2024, 3 to 5 PM