<p>The Bread Loaf Writers Conference, the country’s first, and supported for more than 35 years by Robert Frost (who lived less than 2 miles from the Bread Loaf Mountain Campus), has 9-12 Middlebury undergraduate aspiring writers (they receive fellowships) at each summer session. They gain tremendous experience writing (poetry, fiction, and non-fiction) with some of the greatest writers of the day — including the past two national poet laureates. A great opportunity for serious literati.</p>