Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference Conduct Policy

From its beginning the MNWC staff has striven to create a diverse and inclusive conference that is welcoming to all. We intend to provide attendees of all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, etc., with an inclusive, enlivening, and sustaining learning community.

The MNWC community values diversity of perspectives, identities, cultures, experiences and backgrounds. We believe such diversity is essential for hardy dialogue and learning necessary for advancing the art and craft of creative writing. It is our hope that our attendees will work with us to advance our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

We ask that attendees help us make the MNWC a safe and welcoming experience for all committed to learning and teaching the craft of creative writing. To that end, we ask that all attendees, faculty, and staff honor the opinions, perspectives, and feelings of all MNWC community members and commit to maintaining an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Attending the conference is a privilege, not a right, and we must earn and maintain that privilege, in part by maintaining a high standard of respectful discourse. MNWC staff has the right and obligation to limit conference participation or expel attendees from conference events if it is deemed that behavior, including speech, is disruptive, disrespectful, or unsafe.