Red Clay Conference

Helping & Inspiring Writers Since 2009 (redclayconference.org)

Michael David Blanchard interviews Mary Gilliland  

This is an excerpt of an interview conducted by Michael David Blanchard, editor of Slant, a journal of poetry produced by the University of Central Arkansas. This excerpt appears here with the specific permission of Blanchard, also a poet and an adjunct professor at UCA. Mary Gilliland’s newest book of poetry is The Devil’s Fools, […]

Spring 2023 Writing Class With Meredith Sue Willis

This six session Novel (and other prose narrative) Writing Class is appropriate both for beginners and for those who want to restart or gain momentum with their projects. The cost is $360. The class runs 6 Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Eastern: March 1, 2023 March 8, 2023 March 15, 2023 March 22, 2023 March 29, […]

Revival: Lost Southern Voices Festival

Registration required. Visit georgiacenterforthebook.org/rlsv for more information.  

2023 Rick Campbell Chapbook Prize

2023 Rick Campbell Chapbook Prize Ends on February 1, 2023 Open to all poets writing in English. Please submit 18-24 pages of original poetry. Individual poems may have been previously published. Please submit your manuscript without your name on it. Simultaneous submissions are fine. Please notify. Judges are the Anhinga editors. Winner receives: $200 and 25 […]

2022 Book of the Year: “Wild Spectacle: Seeking Wonders in a World Beyond Humans” by Janisse Ray

The editors of Southern Literary Review select one book each year to receive special recognition. It recognizes books published between October of the previous year to October of the current year.  The Book of the Year should Be written by a Southern author or have a Southern setting. Have lasting value as part of the […]