Visiting Writer & Workshops

CURRENT WORKSHOPS & RETREATS: Heid Erdrich regularly travels to guest teach at colleges, universities and schools.  She leads writing retreats and workshops in a variety of settings. In 2011, you can join Heid via  Madeline Island School of Arts in a retreat titled “The Fine Line: Poetics as a String of Beads,” to take place Sept. 19-23. Affordable housing is available. Please visit the school’s website for details.

TEACHING HISTORY: A long-time writing teacher, Heid Erdrich was tenured  in English at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul where she taught both graduate and undergraduate literature and writing classes until she left full-time teaching in 2007. Heid Erdrich continues to teach in community settings and at colleges and universities as a visiting writer, guest author, and lecturer. Published as a poet, non-fiction and fiction author, Heid teaches writing workshops and leads retreats in multiple genres. Heid delights in interdisciplinary creative and scholarly work and has been a guest of Creative Writing, English, Native American Studies, Women’s Studies, Art and other departments.

Recent visiting writer residencies, addresses, lectures and readings include: SUNY Oneonta, Native American Literature Symposium, Bemiji Book Festival, Fond du Lac Community College; University of Wisconsin, River Falls; the ACTC Writer-in-Residence at Augsburg College, Minneapolis; the Ethnic Voices series sponsored by Park College in Kansas City; Haskell Indian Nations University; the Institute of American Indian Arts, Dartmouth College, Canisius College, and dozens of other libraries and institutions.

STILL TO COME IN 2011:  University of Illinois, Champaign and a Michigan run…details TBA in Readings & Events.

Heid is currently scheduling visits and readings for late 2011 and 2012. Please use the Contact Form to request information about availability and fees. Thanks/Miigwech!