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English 217: Writers of Litchfield County Nonfiction and Memoir. Burton Bernstein, staff writer for The New Yorker, reads from his memoir Family Matters, a piece about his brother, conductor Leonard Bernstein, and discusses his work and his brother. Interviewed by Davyne Verstandig, Director of LCWP. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.

Spring 2009: Literary Prize Winners of Litchfield County. Actress, singer, and author/poet Cady McClain shows slides of her postcard collages, reads her poetry, sings her lyrics, and discusses her work. Interviewed by Davyne Verstandig, Director of LCWP. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.

English 217: Studies in Literature and Culture, Writers of Litchfield County--Fiction. Writer, journalist, and TV producer Candace Bushnell reads from her novel Trading Up, and discusses her novels Trading Up and Lipstick Jungle, as well as her other work. Interviewed by Davyne Verstandig, Director of LCWP. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.

World-renowned authors and PEN American Center members Candace Bushnell (writer, journalist, and TV producer), Honor Moore (poet), David Rabe (playwright and screenwriter), Roxana Robinson (author of novels, short stories, essays, and biography of Georgia O'Keefe), and Rose Styron (poet, journalist, translator, and human rights activist) read selections from the PEN Freedom to Write program and discuss their perspectives and personal involvement with PEN. Interviewed by Davyne Verstandig, Director of LCWP. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.

Adrienne Lyon, Director of UConn Torrington, gives tour of Litchfield County writers book collection to local artist Carol Wallace. Adrienne and Carol discuss design concepts for a print to commemorate the first year of the collection and to be displayed at inaugural LCWP reception on April 8, 1994. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.

Charles Van Doren, writer and UConn professor, reads poems of Emily Dickinson and discusses her work. Sally Van Doren, poet and visual artist, reads from her collection Sex at Noon Taxes. Introduced by Davyne Verstandig, Director of LCWP. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.

Spring 2009: Literary Prize Winners of Litchfield County. Charles Van Doren, writer and UConn professor, discusses the lives and work of his father Mark Van Doren (poet, writer, and critic) and his uncle Carl Van Doren (critic, biograper, and teacher). Interviewed by Davyne Verstandig, Director of LCWP. This presentation is part of the Litchfield County Writers Project, which was based at the Torrington campus of the University of Connecticut.