Chattanooga: Hear five Chattanooga poets read at Mocha Joe's Bistro, 3914 St. Elmo Avenue, Sat., Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Michael Crumb, Bruce Majors, Julie Alexander, Ninian Williams, Ray Zimmerman.
County Council for the Written Word (CWW): Fifteenth Annual Fall Workshop, Sat., Sept. 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Lee Gutkind, the Godfather behind the genre of Creative Nonfiction, will present "The 5 R’s of Creative Nonfiction.” The workshop will be held at the Williamson County Public Library,1314 Columbia Avenue in Franklin. The cost is $62 for those who register after June 15. Space is limited. For more information and a registration form, www.asouthernjournal.com, or email kathyrhodes@pinkbutterbeans.com. For more information on Lee Gutkind: www.creativenonfiction.org or www.leegutkind.com. CWW is a nonprofit organization with a primary focus of promoting the art of writing in WilliamsonCounty and beyond.
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 in Memphis 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.
The Third Annual Nashville Path & Pen Writers' Conference: Brings writers and would-be-writers together to explore writing as a spiritual practice. Held at Scarritt Bennett Center, the conference is a hands-on encounter with various forms of spiritually oriented writing, including memoir, poetry, liturgy, inspirational writing, and creative nonfiction. For more information, visit http://www.scarrittbennett.org/programs/education.aspx or contact Kim Johnson at kjohnson@scarrittbennett.org or 615-340-7450.
The Fall Conference of the Society of the Children's Book Writers and Illustrators-Midsouth Region: 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 20 and 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21 at Scarritt Bennett Center, 1008 19th Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee. For more information and an online registration form, go to http://www.scbwi-midsouth.org.
Check out the four-semester, brief-residency MFA in writing at Spalding University in Kentucky. Study abroad options available, http://spalding.edu/mfa
Literary Journal Seeks Submissions: Submit fiction, poetry, and nonfiction toYemassee,the literary journal of the University of South Carolina’s MFA creative writing program. We are a relatively small journal and are very interested in finding fresh new voices to publish alongside those of more established authors. (www.yemasseejournal.org)
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.
Cat Writers' Association's Annual Conference: Nov. 21 to 23, 2008, in Atlanta. Visit http://catwriters.org.
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.
Indianapolis Museum of Art: Featuring an exhibit On the Road Again with Jack Kerouac and Robert Frank, through Sept. 21, 2008. Please visit http://www.imamuseum.org for more information.
St.GeorgeIsland Writers'
Retreat for Women, Polishing Works in Progress, to be held November
6-10, 2008, St. George Island, Florida. For more information, check: www.FictionAmongFriends.com
The Fifth Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival: Jan.19-24, 2009. Workshop Application Deadline is Oct. 31, 2008. For more information, www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.
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