 Some of the finest writers in the United States are in Bemidji this week, participating in the annual Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference. From poets to fiction writers and even graphic novelists, the storytellers get together at Bemidji State University's American Indian Resource Center to share ideas and learn new tricks. The conference lasts a full week. There are socials in the events in the afternoon during the day with a public reading in the evening. Well, the main thing is that they learn about the craft of writing. They make connections with other writers and hopefully that crosses genres. You know, we focus on the craft of writing, but we want to give our attendees a sense of the literary scene and profession, so we bring in editors to give editor talks. Along with the feedback from other writers, participants also get to go on excursions around Lake Bemidji to help them draw up some inspiration. There's something about this particular place and this conference that things kind of congeal together and collide and people are really, truly in the moment of it and really relishing in the craft of writing. And so often the participation is very involved with the audience. To learn more about the conference, you can visit their website at northwoodswriters.org.