Conferences
The Network sponsors two conferences each year -- a Spring Conference in late May and and a Fall Conference in late October or early November. These conferences bring together hundreds of writers for workshops, readings, networking, and lively discussion.
Spring Conference
- Spring Conference always convenes for one Saturday in the Triangle area. There are morning and afternoon workshops as well as an on-site lunch with readings, performances, vendors, a bookstore, and the exchange of ideas. Other features include open mic sessions and one-on-one manuscript evaluations
Fall Conference
- Fall Conference attracts hundreds of writers from around the country and provides a weekend full of activities that include lunch and dinner banquets with readings, keynotes, tracks in several genres, a meet and greet cocktail party with New York editors and agents, open mic sessions for participants, entertainment, a bookstore, and the opportunity for one-on-one manuscript critiques with New York editors or agents. Conference faculty include professional writers from North Carolina and beyond. Held every year in a major hotel, the conference rotates annually, cycling through Asheville, Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, and Wilmington.
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Link Round-Up
Here’s a round-up of interesting links that have come my way over the last couple of weeks.
Here, U.S. News & World Report examines the professional benefits of social networking sites like Facebook.
While here, Joshilyn Jackson examines the somewhat less-professional benefits.
On BiblioBuffet, author Lev Raphael takes on the writer’s archenemy: the intrusive copy editor.
In case you [...]
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You might be a writer . . .
Courtesy of J.D. Rhoades’s blog, signs that you might be a writer.
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The Network at SIBA
If you haven’t been to the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance trade show, you may not realize what a great opportunity the Network started offering today.
In my past life with John F. Blair, Publisher, I attended every SIBA trade show but one since 1999. There is no better opportunity for a writer in the South to [...]
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Hat's Off!
Hat's Off to...JOHN GROOMS of Charlotte, NCWN member and critiquer, who recently won a first place award from the North Carolina Press Association. Grooms, who writes a weekly column for Charlotte alternative weekly Creative Loafing, won first place among weeklies with circulation greater than 10,000 in the category of "lighter columns." His win was based on these sarcasm-laden selections: "Mommy, can I stone the queer now?" "Overkill? What overkill?" and "Do it yourself campaign ads."
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