The North Carolina Writers’ Network’s annual Spring Conference will bring its workshops, readings, and writerly camaraderie back to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro this year, but very little will look the same. The 2013 Spring Conference—scheduled for Saturday, April 13—will move into a new home in UNCG’s Moore Humanities and Research Administration (MHRA) […]
Joyce Corrington Publishes the Work of Late Husband John William Corrington
February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Joyce Corrington, pictured above, has made her late husband John William “Bill” Corrington’s book The Upper Hand available on Amazon as a Kindle e-book. Click here to view or purchase this book. Even more important, she has collected John William Corrington’s poems into a book. Click here to view or purchase this book. This is the first publication of Corrington’s collected poems, […]
The North Carolina Writers’ Network and the Doris Betts Fiction Prize
January 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The North Carolina Writers’ Network is accepting submissions for its annual Doris Betts Fiction Prize, administered by the North Carolina Literary Review. The Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards $250 and publication in the NCLR to the author of the winning short story, up to 6,000 words. The contest is open to any writer who is […]
Tallahassee Writers Conference and Book Festival
January 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
May 17-18, 2013, Tallahassee Writers Conference and Book Festival “Discovering Florida Authors” In honor of the 500th anniversary of Florida’s discovery. For more information go to twaonline.org. Early Bird registration opens on 2/1/2013 and offers discounted registration prices for Tallahassee Writers Association (TWA) members.
Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition, The North Carolina Writers’ Network
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The North Carolina Writers’ Network is now accepting submissions for its annual Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition, administered by the creative writing program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. And for the first time ever, this contest is accepting electronic submissions. The final judge is award-winning author, arts journalist, and creative writing instructor Shawna […]
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing at The University of Tampa
November 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jeff Parker, Director of the MFA in Creative Writing program at The University of Tampa, is trying to get word out about the new Low-Residency MFA (see what low-residency means) at The University of Tampa, which, at its core, is about one-on-one mentorship between faculty and students. At just one-year-old, this program has already brought in guest writers including Michael […]