The Washington Post looks at the “two dozen young writers who serve as waiters for the two-week summer summit [at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference], donning aprons and name tags to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to the 225 participants…. Most are professors, graduate students in the fine arts or prize-winning writers, chosen from 600 applicants for work-study scholarships that cover the $2,300 tuition. “When they’re not taking in poetry readings, learning about character development or getting other pointers from Pulitzer Prize winners, they can be found in the dining hall of the Victorian-era Bread Loaf Inn, taking orders or […]
