NCWN Spring Conference scheduled for April 13

[Kristina Blackford]

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.