Spring Conference 2006 was held at Peace College in Raleigh, NC. The conference is over, but we have left this conference information on the site so that you can refer to it as a model of what our Spring Conference is like.

Spring Conference 2006

More sessions, more contacts, more practical help for writers

Saturday, May 20, 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Peace College, Raleigh

Early registration:	On-site registration as a walk-in:
$120 for members $145 for non-members	$145 for members $170 for non-members

THE WRITER’S LIFE: BLANK PAGE TO BOOK TOUR

• Generate new work in morning and afternoon workshops
• Join us for panels where writers, booksellers, and agents share tips for success
• Learn about new Network services for writers
• Get coaching for public performance
• Try out your new pages at open mike
• Sign up for professional on-site critique

This conference answers some of the questions both beginning and experienced writers ask most often: How can I get published? How can I get inspired to write something new? How can I plan my writer’s life for success? What happens after I get published?

Featured faculty include master poet JAMES APPLEWHITE, fiction writers PEGGY PAYNE and LYNN YORK, creative nonfiction writers CAROL HENDERSON and BRIDGETTE LACY, performance coach KARYN TRAUT, plus Southeast Independent Booksellers Alliance representative NICKI LEONE, agent/publicist KATHARINE WALTON, and other publishing professionals.

Cancellations

Cancellations must be made in writing and arrive at the Network office by 4 pm, Thursday, May 11, for you to receive a 50% refund. Send request to NC Writers' Network, Box 954, Carrboro, NC 27510.

No refunds for cancellations received after May 11 or for no-shows.

* Spring Conference is made possible with support from Peace College and the North Carolina Arts Council