— assembled by Philip K. Jason The 2012 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize Postmark deadline: January 30 (annual) Submissions accepted: December 1 – January 30 Eligibility and Guidelines: The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication. Submit two copies of an unpublished fiction manuscript not to exceed 12 double-spaced […]
North Carolina Writers’ Network’s Annual Fall Conference
October 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
North Carolina Writers’ Network’s Annual Fall Conference November 18-20, 2011 Asheville, NC The NCWN Fall Conference, first held in 1985, has grown into one of the nation’s largest and most inclusive writers’ conferences. Registration for the 2011 Fall Conference is now open at www.ncwriters.org.
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sixth Annual Sanibel Island Writers Conference November 3-6, 2011 Sanibel Island, Florida Keynote Speaker: American film director, screenwriter, and author, John Sayles Plus A Night of Spoken Word with the Henry Rollins, and an amazing lineup of authors including Steve Almond, John Dufresne, and many more. For more information, visit: http://www.fgcu.edu/SIWC/index.html
The 38th Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference
July 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 38th Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference FAULKNER’S GEOGRAPHIES SOUTHERN LITERARY GEOGRAPHIES July 17–21, 2011 Oxford, MS The 2011 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will examine the topic “Faulkner’s Geographies/Southern Literary Geographies” through five days of lectures and discussion by literary scholars and critics. In addition to formal lectures, there will be several shorter panel […]
What to Give the Writing Dad? Registration to Nonfiction Workshop
June 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
2011 Memphis Creative Nonfiction Workshop Memphis, Tennessee September 23-25, 2011 The 2011 Memphis Creative Nonfiction Workshop will feature faculty-led manuscript critique sessions, craft talks, a “pitch fest” hosted by a literary agent, panels, and keynote presentations by published authors in the field of creative nonfiction, including creative nonfiction authors, Neil White, Kristen Iversen, […]