About: Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference

The Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference is the only writers' conference focused entirely on book-length poetry manuscripts. Founded by poet Joan Houlihan, the conference is held 9-10 times a year in locations around the United States and consists of book-length and chapbook-length poetry manuscript reviews by editors and publishers from established poetry presses, including Graywolf Press, Four Way Books, , , Barrow Street Press and others, along with poets and editors including conference founder Joan Houlihan (Lesley University), Fred Marchant (Suffolk University) and Ellen Doré Watson (Smith College).