and other opportunities for local and regional writers to interact as a community.
The festival also seeks to create connections with other writing communities
by hosting visiting writers. All events are free and open to the public,
thanks to generous support from our sponsors.
Poster
CHECK OUT THE POSTER FOR 2010
Poster designed by James LLoyd.
Updated 
2/25/10
Official Schedule Announced
THE LINE-UP FOR THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL
We are pleased to announce the official schedule for this year's festival:
WEDNESDAY
OPENING NIGHT
March 10th (7:00pm)
Portneuf Valley Brewing
THURSDAY
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
March 11th (7:00pm)
The College Market
FRIDAY
THE AFTERNOONER (Black Rock & Sage)
March 12th (4:00-5:00pm) BACK TO ORIGINAL TIME
ISU's Bengal Cafe
BOOK FAIR
March 12th (5:00-6:45pm)
ISU's Bengal Cafe
JANET HOLMES
March 12th (7:00pm)
ISU's Bengal Cafe
SATURDAY
NATIVE VISIONS
March 13th (1:00pm)
ISU's Bengal Cafe
REMEMBRANCE OF POETS PAST
March 13th (5:00pm)
The Warehouse
POTLUCK
March 13th (6:00pm)
The Warehouse
FINALE READING
March 13th (7:00pm)
The Warehouse
Updated 2/25/10
Visiting Author Announced
JANET HOLMES
We are pleased to announce that Janet Holmes will headline this year's festival.
Janet Holmes is author of five books of poetry, including The ms of my kin (Shearsman,
2009) and F2F (University of Notre Dame Press, 2006). She is winner of the Foreword Book of the Year
award for The Green Tuxedo, which also won the Minnesota Book Award, and has received grants from
the Bush Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her fellowships include
residencies at Fundación Valparaiso (Spain) and Fondation Ledig-Rowholt (Switzerland). At Boise State
University, she directs and edits the 35-year-old Ahsahta Press. She is Professor of English and teaches
in the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing.
Updated 1/21/09
Save the Date
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2010 FESTIVAL
We are pleased to announce that the dates for the 2010 festival:
March 10th – 13th
Make sure to mark your calendar!
Updated 1/1/10