The North Carolina Writers’ Network is holding its annual Spring Conference on Saturday, April 13 in UNC: Greensboro’s Moore Humanities and Research Building. It is a day of workshops and discussion with other authors from North Carolina and beyond.
Workshops include:
“Animating Fiction” with Lee Zacharias
“Writing Personal Essays and Memoir” with Judy Goldman
“Authors as Entrepreneurs” with Terry L. Kennedy & Ross White
“How to Write Dynamic Dialog” with Quinn Dalton
“Plot: The Shape of Fiction” with John McNally
“Nonfiction in a Stupid Golden Age” with Scott Huler
“Creating Images in Nonfiction” with Cynthia Nearman
“Writing in Circles” with Carolyn Beard Whitlow
“The Risks of Writing Poetry” with John Rybicki
“Self-publishing e-books” with Scott Nicholson
Other events include:
“Lunch with an Author,” a chance to chat with an accomplished writer
Faculty Readings
Open Mic Readings
A Publishing Panel with Stephen Kirk of John F. Blair, Publisher; Robin Miura of Carolina Wren Press; and Kevin Morgan Watson of Press 53
A hands-on demonstration of traditional bookbinding with Andrew Saulters of Unicorn Press
Fees for the Spring Conference are $99 for NCWN members and $150 for non-members who register through early registration; or $135 for members and $165 for non-members who register on-site as a walk-in. Early registration ends April 7.
Lunch with an Author is only available through early registration due to limited availability, and costs $15 for NCWN members and $25 for non-members.
Detailed workshop and registration information can be found on the NCWN website or by calling 336-293-8844.
