 22nd Annual Writers Conference March 25-27, 2010 DoubleTree Hotel, Oak Ridge, TN |
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Tennessee Wordsmiths are the featured workshop leaders.
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Writing Contests - Workshops - Book Signings - Networking - Manuscript Evaluations - and more!
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| SPEAKERS Click on the speakers' photos for biographical information. |
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Sam Venable
Banquet Speaker |
John Egerton
Non Fiction |
JT Ellison
Fiction |
Katy Koontz
Editing |
Candie Moonshower
Writing for Children and Young People |
Linda
Parsons Marion Poetry |
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Matt Bales
Videography |
K'Cindra Cavin
Internet Research |
Charlie Daniel
Cartooning |
Jennie Ivey
Column Writing |
The Gap House Writers
Starting a Critique Group |
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE |
| The conference begins with a reception on Thursday evening at 6:00pm with a light buffet and olio preview. Friday sessions and events run from 8:30am to 9:00pm; Saturday sessions begin at 8:30am and conclude with the awards banquet at 6:00pm. All times are Eastern Time and are subject to change. For a detailed schedule of the workshops click here. |
| WRITING CONTESTS |
| Writing contests are open to student writers as well as adult writers. The contest categories are Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Inspirational, and Writing for Children and Young People. For contest rules, click here for student writers, here for adult writers. |
| REGISTRATION |
| We understand that one-size conference does not fit everyone's budget and learning needs. This conference offers options to attend individual workshops, to attend one day, to attend the banquet only, and of course, the best value--full registration giving you access to all functions. Breakfasts and lunches are not included in registration fee. To go to the registration form click here. |
| DoubleTree HOTEL |
| The DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge, TN
is the site for the conference. All workshops and other functions are held at the hotel. Special conference room rates are available until
March 8th or until sold-out, whichever comes first. For more details and to make your reservations at the
DoubleTree, click here.
Please be patient, this make take a couple of minutes depending on your internet service. |
| CONFERENCE DEADLINES |
| Contest Entries - 2/1/2010 Manuscript Evaluations - 3/1/2010 Special Hotel Rates end - 3/8/2010 Conference Preregistration - 3/17/2010 |
| SCHOLARSHIPS |
| A limited number of scholarships are available to the conference. Scholarships are awarded based on need and interest in writing. The deadline for requesting a scholarship is February 1, 2010. For more information, please contact us at tmwscholarships@yahoo.com. |
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This project is funded in part under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Tennessee Mountain Writers, Inc. - P. O. Box 5435 - Oak Ridge, TN 37831-5435 - (865) 671-6046 |