An inspirational Horace Greeley Writer’s Conference held Sat., Oct. 15, proved to be a successful forum for all in attendance. What better way to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Greeley’s birth and a day filled with dynamic writing? Linda Nye Knowlton, president of the Horace Greeley Foundation made opening remarks and introduced the presenters. Two [...]
Horace Greeley Writer’s Conference
Here’s what’s inside…over view of conference by Catherine Oliverio, news stories by attendees on talk by Mickey Rapkin and video of Ann Duncan and a picture of Mickey Rapkin with Linda Nye Knowlton
Mickey Rapkin by Linda Nye Knowlton
“Take a leap of faith” is what Mickey Rapkin, keyote speaker at the Horace Greeley Writers’ Conference told the group on Saturday! Having a job as Senior Editor of GQ Magazine was prestigious, but did not totally fulfill his dream as a successful writer. Mickey, who is from New York City, graduated cum laude from [...]
The Horace Greeley Writers’ Conference
The eighth annual Horace Greeley Writers’ Conference was a great success! It was held on Oct. 23 in Poultney and sponsored by the Horace Greeley Foundation. The conference began with a Greeley oration by President Linda Knowlton and followed with a theater showing of a Greeley documentary created by former Poultney Elementary School sixth-graders, who [...]





