F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference Short Story Contest Deadline: July 15, 2011 Entry Fee: $25 A prize of $1,000, publication in Potomac Review, and an invitation to speak at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference will be given annually for a short story. Richard Peabody will judge. Residents of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. are eligible. […]
Award-Winning Author Anthony Grooms to Speak at Albany State
June 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Anthony Grooms an award-winning southern author, poet, and playwright, will participate in the Albany State University 2011 Summer Seminar on Southern Literature. Grooms will speak on Wednesday in Room 114 of the James Pendergrast Library at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. In his first session, Grooms will discuss southern writers past and present, […]
Call for Articles on Thomas Wolfe in Film
June 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 2012 issue of the North Carolina Literary Review will feature North Carolina Literature into Film. The editor, Margaret Bauer, is seeking ideas for articles on film adaptations of Thomas Wolfe’s works. Send your questions or material to Margaret via email: BAUERM@ecu.edu Submission deadline: August 31, 2011.
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, […]
SLR Contributor Signs Debut Novel
June 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Meet SLR contributor, Paul Yarbrough, as he signs his debut novel, Mississipi Cotton, Tuesday, June 7 from 5:30-7 at Main Street Booksin Hattiesburg, MS.