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Writers Conference Kickoff A literary who’s who gathered at The French Institute Alliance Francaise  in Manhattan April 6 for the fourth annual Southampton College Writers Conference Kickoff Event. Melissa Bank, Meg Wolitzer, Roger Rosenblatt, Jules Feiffer, Christopher Durang, Matt Klam and David Rakoff read from their works, providing the audience with a preview of the 2005 Summer Conference, where writers, poets, playwrights and literary enthusiasts from across the country will gather for a week of creative inspiration and lively discussion. The art poster for the Conference, which an eminent cartoonist designs each year, was unveiled at the event. Following in the footsteps of Jules Feiffer, Garry Trudeau and Edward Koren, New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast has illustrated the 2005 edition. Proceeds will provide scholarship funds for the 30th annual Southampton College Writers Conference, which attracts students from across the country and around the world. Those accepted for the Conference attend a series of workshops and lectures with some of the country’s most gifted writers and teachers. The writers that appeared at the April 6 event will teach at the Writers Conference, providing instruction across a variety of genres including poetry, the novel, the short story, the play, the memoir and the essay. Each brings an astonishing array of credentials, artistic accomplishment, and life experience to the classroom: SUMMER HOME