Usually, it consists of two sessions, one being a scheme of plenary session in the daytime where mainly writers and critics are invited to deliver lectures or join conversations or interviews, and another being a scheme of lodging session held in the evening at ryokan (a Japanese style hotel).
主に作家や評論家などのゲストを呼んで講演や対談・インタビューなどを行う昼間の本会企画と、夜に旅館で行う合宿企画の二部構成が通例である。