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Writers, meet your people! Join us for the Mid-South Book Festival's inaugural Writers Conference. Connect with some of the Mid-South's most respected, experienced authors, poets, and screenwriters, all pledging to help you grow and succeed as a writer. The Mid-South Book Festival Writers Conference will help you advance creatively and professionally as a writerno matter what stage of your career.
Schedule of events:
11:30am-12:00pm Registration
12:00pm-12:30pm Welcome and Introductions
12:30pm-1:45pm Breakout Sessions 1
Writing a Memoir - Neil White
Social Justice and Poetry - Becca J.R. Lachman
Under Your Thumb: Tweets, Texts, and Telephone Writings
1:45pm-3:00pm Breakout Sessions 2
Screenwriting - Chris McCoy
Writing Dreams - Jamey Hatley
Getting to the Universal with the Specific - Heather Dobbins
3:00pm-4:15pm Breakout Sessions 3
Building Imagery in Poetry - James E. Cherry
Getting Weird with a Metaphor - Caki Wilkinson
TBA - TBA
4:15pm-5:30pm Readings and Signing by Presenting Authors
All sessions will occur at Playhouse on the Square
Participants must be 18 and over to attend. A children's writing conference will be held concurrently with this event. Please visit midsouthbookfest.org for more information.
Scholarships available based on need. Contact Kdean@literacymidsouth.org for more information.
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LocationPlayhouse on the Square (View)
66 S Cooper Street
Memphis, TN 38104
United States
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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