The 2010 National Book Festival September 25 National Mall in Washington, D.C. The program features readings and presentations by authors that include poets Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson and fiction writers Isabel Allende, Chang-Rae Lee, Jane Smiley, and Scott Turow. All events are free and open to the public. Visit the website for more information.
Tennessee Williams Tribute
August 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Tennessee Williams Tribute and Tour of Victorian Homes in Columbus, Ms., from September 6 to 12, 2010, celebrates the playwright with scholarly panels, plays, tours and receptions. This is one of many events scheduled each year across the Southern Literary Trail. The Southern Literary Trail is a collaboration of eighteen southern towns from Natchez to […]
Algonkian Park Workshop
August 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Algonkian Park Workshop September 15 – September 19 Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, Virginia This conference offers workshops on novel writing, as well as readings, discussions, and a manuscript consultation. The faculty includes fiction writers Robert Bausch and Michael Neff and agent Paige Wheeler. The cost of the conference is $865, which includes lodging, breakfast, […]
Don’t Miss Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference & Workshops
August 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
The Oxford Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference & Workshops November 11-14, 2010 • Oxford, Mississippi Lee Gutkind • Robert Goolrick • Dinty W. Moore • Beth Ann Fennelly • Kristen Iversen Mike Rosenwald • David Magee • Jeff Kleinman • Gillian MacKenzie • Tom French Stella Connell • John T. Edge • Neil White • Margaret […]
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
August 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The 5th annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival September 10-11, 2010 For the 5th year, the small town of Burnsville, North Carolina opens its doors to more than thirty authors and hundreds of book lovers during the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival. The festival’s theme “Coming Home” guides the selection of participating authors. Programming includes a seventeen-county […]
Loyola Commemorates 30th Anniversary of A Confederacy of Dunces
August 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The 30th anniversary of John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, will be celebrated at Loyola University New Orleans during Wolfpack Welcome Aug. 23-27, the week of orientation for new students. Loyola’s ties to the novel go back to the days when it was an unpublished work. While teaching in the English […]