Workshops are designed for writers of all levels, including undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students. Master classes taught by poet Mark Cox and prose writer Sue William Silverman, as well a small-group workshop and a scheduled one-on-one consultation with a workshop leader. Registration includes a riverboat cruise on the Tennessee River and literary tours of the Hunter Art Museum and the Chickamauga Battlefield. Mark Cox, recipient of a Whiting Writers Award, a Pushcart Prize, and several fellowships, will be the guest poet. Sue William Silverman, whose writing has won numerous awards and honors, including her most recent memoir, Love Sick: One Woman’s Journey Through Sexual Addiction, being adapted to a movie on “Lifetime,” will be the guest prose writer. Workshop faculty from the UTC creative writing faculty will be Sybil Baker, Tom Balazs, Rebecca Cook, and Richard Jackson. Joining them will be poet and playwright Gaylord Brewer from Middle Tennessee State University and novelist and Chattahoochee Review editor Marc Fitten. http://www.utc.edu/ContinuingEducation/ContinuingEducation/dist/SummerWritersWorkshop. For more information about the conference, please email Sybil Baker at sybil-baker@utc.edu.
MEMPHIS
Memphis Writers Ensemble: A growing community of creative writers in the Memphis area. Weekly workshops, monthly readings, and occasional writer's retreats. Facilitated by Valentine Leonard, Ph.D., and an affiliate of Amherst Writers and Artists. Check out www.valentineleonard.com for more information.
Mid-South Writers' Association:Meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in Gillespie Hall at Memphis University School, 6191 Park Ave. Bring at least 10 copies of your work to be critiqued. Writers of all genres are welcome. Gillespie Hall is by the ball field and there will be a sign. Call 338-8990 or 327-3465 for more information
NASHVILLE
Christian Scholars' Conference
Lipscomb University, June 25-27, 2009
Marilynne Robinson, recent Orange Prize winner for her latest novel Home and previous Pulitzer Prize winner for Gilead,
will be one of four keynote speakers. The public is invited to hear
Robinson and three other nationally recognized authors and writers:
Billy Collins, a former U.S. Poet Laureate; Hubert Locke a Holocaust
scholar and author whose essays have appeared in The New York Times;
and Barbara Brown Taylor, memoirist and author of eleven books.
Each speaker will discuss “The Power of Narrative." These sessions are free of charge and open to the public. Questions? 615.966.6497
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Killer Nashville: A Killer Conference
The fourth annual Killer Nashville conference celebrating thrillers and mysteries will be hosted on August 14-16, 2009 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Hotel & Convention Center (on the south I-65 side of Nashville). The four-track program features more than forty separate presentations on law enforcement protocols, forensic pathology, criminal psychology, writing techniques, book marketing strategies, and the business of publishing, with a separate track especially for fans. One of the most popular conference features is the walk-through crime scene, staged by TBI special agent Dan Royce to be solved by attendees.
Aspiring authors may receive manuscript critiques from published authors such as Mary Saums, PJ Parrish, and Jennie Bentley. Attendees with completed manuscripts may pitch unpublished works to Lucienne Diver of The Knight Agency and Maryglenn McCombs of Oceanview Publishing. Ms. Diver has sold over 600 titles and is one of the most respected agents in the industry, while Ms. McCombs is a 15-year veteran of the publishing industry and is a valued representative of Oceanview.
The Killer Nashville 2009 Guest of Honor is New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, author of four popular crime fiction series, one of which earned her the American Mystery Award. Attendees will have the chance to meet Jance and hear her conference interview and one-hour presentation on Saturday, August 15. Later that evening, attendees may join Jance at a special guest of honor dinner.
Killer Nashville has a number of special rates and discounts, including discounts for seniors, teachers and full-time students. Special hotel discounts are available to conference attendees. Further information is available at: www.KillerNashville.com, contact@killernashville.com, or 615-599-4032.
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Council for the Written Word: September 12, 2009
The Unbridled Pen: A Writers Workshop will held Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 8 AM to 4 PM in Franklin, Tennessee. The day-long session features cowboy poet Peggy Godfrey, who will talk about Turning Experience into Descriptive Prose & Poetry and author and professor Michael Martone, who will slice and dice attendees' work in his Cross-Sectional Workshop to demonstrate the elements of strong writing. Fee for the workshop also includes a pre-event reception on Friday evening as well as a continental breakfast and lunch during the workshop. An early registration fee of $65 is available if registration is postmarked by June 30, 2009. After this date, the workshop fee is $73. Visit www.cww-writers.org for more information, or contact workshop organizers at info-fallseminar@cww-writers.org.
August 13-16 / "SciFi, Fantasy, Mystery, Inspirational-This World and Beyond"
November 12-15 /"Novels, Short Stories, Etc."
Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference is a non-profit organization committed to the support and advancement of all writers published and non-published, offering four conferences of specifically chosen genres throughout the year.
KENTUCKY
Check out the four-semester, brief-residency MFA in writing at Spalding University in Kentucky. Study abroad options available, http://spalding.edu/mfa
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville
Asheville Workshops: Writing classes, including fantasy, non-fiction, and grant writing, for beginning and experienced writers, will be held at The Writers' Workshop of Asheville. Registration is in advance since class size is limited, at their Web site (www.twwoa.org,) or by mail: The Writers' Workshop, 387 Beaucatcher Rd., Asheville, NC, 28805. For more information, contact WritersW@gmail.com- or call 828-254-8111
Brasstown
John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road,Brasstown, NC 28902,800-FOLK-SCH x 196,
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency Program: The KHN Center for the Arts offers an average of nineteen two- to eight-week long residencies to writers year round that include free lodging and studio space and a $100 per week stipend. Deadlines are March 1st for the following July–December and September 1st for the following January–June. Director of Development Julie Fisher tells TWA that several Tennessee writers have been through the program. See http://www.khncenterforthearts.org/ for more information.
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