Date
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Categories
Children’s, Crime/Thriller, Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, General, Horror, Mystery, Nonfiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Location
Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building and Curry Auditorium, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Admission Fees
$150 ($99 for members) until April 16 and $165 ($135 for members) on-site. The cost of the "Lunch with an Author" is $25 ($15 for members).
Description
The North Carolina Writers’ Network Spring Conference will be held on April 22 at the Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building and Curry Auditorium on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. The conference features intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and the business of writing, as well as publisher exhibits, on-site “Lunch with an Author”, readings, an open mic, and the third annual “Slush Pile Live!” The faculty includes poets Barbara Presnell, Julie Funderburk, and Crystal Simone Smith; fiction writers Steve Cushman, James Tate Hill, and David Payne; and creative nonfiction writers Melissa Delbridge and Lee Zacharias. The keynote speaker is former NC poet laureate Fred Chappell.
Contact Information
Ed Southern, Executive Director, [email protected], (336) 293-8844.