Registration is now open for the North Carolina Writers’ Network’s 2011 Squire Summer Writing Residency, July 14-17 at the Hilton Riverfront in New Bern. The Squire Summer Writing Residency is open only to the first fifty registrants, who can choose one of the following workshops: Creative Nonfiction with Virginia Holman; Poetry with Peter Makuck; […]
Hone Writing Skills in Faulkner Town
May 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
The Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers Workshop Oxford, MS. June 10 to 12, 2011 The Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers Workshop features craft talks, publishing panels, open mics and social hours, including a trip to the famous Taylor Grocery Catfish in Taylor, MS. Featured faculty include award winning fiction writers John Brandon, Scott Morris and M.O. Walsh, best […]
Mississippi Poetry Society Spring Festival
April 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Mississippi Poetry Society Spring Festival April 30- May 1,2011 9:00 a.m. Gulf Hills Hotel/Conference Center Ocean Springs, MS End National Poetry Month on the Mississippi Gulf Coast where you can attend poetry workshops, readings, and award presentations hosted by Alabama’s award-winning poet, Dr. Virginia Gilbert. Learn more: www.misspoetry.net
2011 Kentucky Writers Conference This Weekend
April 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Don’t miss authors Judith Viorst, T.J. Stiles, Nicholas Sparks, and many more…all for FREE at the Kentucky Writers Conference April 16 from 9 am to 4 pm. Find directions, event schedule, and author information by visiting http://www.sokybookfest.org/
Don’t Miss the Conference on Southern Literature April 14-16
April 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Conference on Southern Literature April 14-16 Chattanooga, Tennessee The Arts & Education Council’s 16th biennial Conference on Southern Literature will feature some of the most beloved writers in Southern literature. Highlights of this year’s event include a tribute to Harper Lee, the premiere of an Elizabeth Spencer documentary, keynote addresses by Dorothy Allison and […]
Oxford American Summit for Ambitious Writers
February 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The first-ever Oxford American Summit for Ambitious Writers—a five-day, creatively intense workshop for writers seeking to enhance their literary skills—will take place June 21-26, 2011, atop picturesque Petit Jean Mountain in Arkansas. The application process for the Summit begins Jan. 15. Distinguished faculty, guest lecturers and publishing experts will lead innovative programming challenging participants to […]