Conference

International Women's Writing Guild Conference The 24th annual Early Spring in California "Voices" Conference, sponsored by the International Women's Writing Guild, will be held from March 14 to March 16, 2008, at a 67-acre retreat center in Santa Cruz, California. The program offers workshops and lectures for women poets and creative nonfiction writers. The faculty includes poet Mary Reynolds Thompson, fiction writer Gayle Brandeis, and creative nonfiction writer Rachel de Baere. The cost of the conference, including room and board, is $375. The cost for Saturday or Sunday only is $70, and both days is $150; meals are not included. IWWG members receive discounts. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for more information. International Women's Writing Guild Conference, P.O. Box 810, Gracie Station, New York, NY 10028. (212) 737-7536. Hannelore Hahn, Executive Director. iwwg@iwwg.org www.iwwg.org