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George Saunders and Amber Sparks took the stage on the first night of the conference to have a one on one conversation about writing, revising and artistry. Photo by Anna Kinney for UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three days each year, UND\u2019s Department of English<\/a><\/strong> invites world renowned authors to Grand Forks for the annual UND Writers Conference.<\/p>\n

This year, lessons of yesterday, today and tomorrow took center stage at the 2026 UND Writers Conference<\/a><\/strong>. But just as often, these lessons unfolded in classrooms, hallways and book signings, where conversations between writers and readers take literature beyond the page.<\/p>\n

Now in its 57th year, the conference continues a long-standing tradition of bringing nationally recognized authors to Grand Forks. Just as important, it creates opportunities for those encounters to feel personal and human.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme, \u201cFables& Futures,\u201d explored how storytelling connects the world we live in to the world we imagine. But across the conference, another theme emerged: writing is not just for a select few. It\u2019s for everyone.<\/p>\n

For Writers Conference Director and Associate Professor of English Patrick Henry<\/a><\/strong>, that sense of connection is both personal and universal.<\/p>\n

\u201cFables and fairytales are such a rich part of people\u2019s backgrounds and upbringings,\u201d Henry said. \u201cOne thing that\u2019s happening right now is that writers are retelling and reimagining these stories to respond to the world right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want their work to make you start asking questions so you can arrive at your own answers and discoveries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Closing the distance between writers and readers<\/h2>\n

Across panels, readings and conversations, the conference was defined as much by curiosity and connection as by craft.<\/p>\n

For many attendees, what stood out wasn\u2019t just the programming \u2014 it was the access.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just feels very informal, very approachable,\u201d said Sophie Wahlstrom, a young writer who traveled from Minneapolis with a friend after seeing an advertisement for the conference. \u201cWe\u2019re just sharing space, talking about something we\u2019re all passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that environment is just what Henry wanted to cultivate.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that\u2019s really important for me is building that sense of community,\u201d Henry said. \u201cI want the Writers Conference to be a place where everybody feels welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

This goes beyond the main stage, reaching classrooms on campus and spaces in the Grand Forks community. Throughout the week, visiting writers participated in UND classes and community programming, meeting directly with students in smaller, more conversational settings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means that some students get the chance to have these authors visit their classes so they can meet and engage with them outside of the conference,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n

From public library workshops to classroom visits, the increasing focus on community outreach and student involvement has turned the Writers Conference from something to be observed to a shared, more communal experience.<\/p>\n

Writers, speaking as people<\/h2>\n

That same tone carried into the conference\u2019s featured events.<\/p>\n

During the John Little Memorial Endowment Special Fiction Event, Booker Prize-winning author of short story collections \u201cPastoralia\u201d and \u201cLincoln in the Bardo\u201d and new novel \u201cVigil\u201d George Saunders and writer of \u201cHappy People Don\u2019t Live Here\u201d Amber Sparks took the stage for a wide-ranging conversation on writing and the human experience.<\/p>\n

Sparks opened by crediting Saunders\u2019 work with giving her \u201cpermission to be weird,\u201d highlighting the way his writing embraces even his morally questionable characters with compassion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like people generally,\u201d Saunders said. \u201cAnd I even like stupid people, and I\u2019ve been one myself from time to time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saunders, whose UND connection goes back to 2013 when he was interviewed for UND\u2019s Floodwall magazine<\/a><\/strong>, said this instinct is a common one.<\/p>\n

In \u2018Vigil,\u2019 for example, the unrepentant oil tycoon on his death bed can be treated with care, even if the author and his readers struggle with the situation\u2019s moral ambiguity. As Saunders suggested, even when a perhaps contemptible person is in his or her final hours,\u00a0\u201cyour basic human instinct is to comfort them.\u201d<\/p>\n

For many in attendance, moments such as this one reinforced a theme that popped up throughout the conference: that writers are not distant figures, but people working through the same questions as their readers.<\/p>\n

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Amber Sparks hosted a Community Craft Session on writing fiction. Pictured here, attendees sit around a table listening to Sparks\u2019 insights. Penelope Burns hosted another workshop across the hall on constructing a query letter to submit to literary agents and publishers. Photo by Walter Criswell\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The work behind the work<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The conversation also extended to discussions of craft. Rather than presenting writing as a finished product, Sparks and Saunders emphasized revision, uncertainty and process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I love is that if I\u2019m going to get you to keep reading my book, I have to respect you so deeply,\u201d Saunders said.<\/p>\n

That respect, he explained, comes through revision \u2014 refining language and removing what doesn\u2019t belong.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I have \u2018the cat jumped onto the black table, the ebony surface, the dark expanse,\u2019 somewhere in that sequence, you should feel that I don\u2019t respect you very much,\u201d he said, explaining that repeating information in that way can turn readers off.<\/p>\n

Tightening and revising phrases makes the work more accessible and allows the author to \u201cbond\u201d with the reader through mutual respect. Sparks echoed this, adding that the end product is typically wildly different from the first draft.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe book that you write is gonna look nothing like the book that you end up with,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

For attendees, hearing established writers speak openly about uncertainty made the work feel more attainable \u2014 something learned, revised and shared.<\/p>\n

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Amber Sparks (far right) hosted a Community Craft Session on writing fiction. Pictured here, attendees sit at a table listening to Sparks\u2019 insights. Photo by Walter Criswell\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many paths, one practice<\/h2>\n

That message carried into the \u201cFables, Futures, & Creative Professions\u201d panel, where speakers discussed how creative work fits alongside careers. The themes discussed during the panel included battling imposter syndrome and balancing day jobs with artistic craft.<\/p>\n

The panel featured Sparks, poet Ananda Lima, artist Beatriz Cortez and literary agent Penelope Burns and was moderated by Associate Professor of History William Caraher.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI always wrote, but I never thought of myself as a writer,\u201d said poet Lima.<\/p>\n

For many, writing exists alongside other work. Sparks, who works full-time in labor communications, described that balance as both challenging and freeing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love having the stability of having a paycheck,\u201d she said. \u201cIt frees me to be able to make the art that I want to make.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across the panel, speakers emphasized that there is no single path to becoming a writer \u2014 and that art and career do not always need to align.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really understand career and the work as separate things that sometimes intersect,\u201d Lima said.<\/p>\n

Other writers and artists including Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Anna Maria Hong, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera and Maria Dahvana Headley also contributed readings, panels and workshops throughout the week, each offering their own perspective on storytelling, identity and their creative processes.<\/p>\n

Everyone, a writer<\/h2>\n

For Henry, now in his second year as director, the most meaningful outcomes extend beyond any single event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been incredibly humbling,\u201d he said. \u201cI get to see firsthand how much students are empowered and uplifted by these opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

And, as Henry alluded to, long after the book is shut on the panels, readings and book signings, the page remains open for students who will carry this experience with them long after they graduate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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