Explore the Influence of the Past--and Place--at the NCWN Writingest State Online Conference 2020
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The Writingest State Online Conference will open Wednesday, November 11, with an "Opening Conversation" between two novelists, both with books out this year: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Therese Anne Fowler.
The NCWN Writingest State Online Conference 2020 runs November 10-14; registration is open.
The Opening Conversation, "The Place & The Past," will discuss how in almost all creative writing—whether poetry, drama, fiction, or creative nonfiction—the setting where the story happens and the history out of which the story begins are as important as the voice, the plot, and the characters. Two North Carolina novelists will open the Writingest State Online Conference officially with this conversation on the place, the past, and the stories we’re trying to tell.
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, resides in Qualla and teaches at Swain County High School. She holds degrees from Yale University and the College of William and Mary. Her debut novel, Even As We Breathe (The University Press of Kentucky), was published in September.
Therese Anne Fowler is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels. Her articles and essays have appeared in The Week, Harper’s Bazaar, the Telegraph, and more, and her books are sold in translation worldwide. A Good Neighborhood, her most recent work, debuted at #5 on the New York Times bestseller list and was the Barnes & Noble Book Club selection for March 2020. Her 2018 novel A Well-Behaved Woman was a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. Her 2013 novel Z has been adapted as an original television series for Amazon Studios, starring Christina Ricci as Zelda Fitzgerald. Therese earned a BA in sociology/cultural anthropology and an MFA in creative writing, both from NC State University. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and PEN America, she lives in Raleigh with her husband, author John Kessel.
The Writingest State Online Conference is a five-day festival for writers featuring classes and conversations on the craft and business of writing, as well as a keynote address by North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, a Pre-Conference Tailgate and a Prompt Party to get creative juices flowing, online Open Mic readings and Happy Hour virtual gatherings, and an Agents & Editors panel discussion.
One does not need to be a member of the NC Writers' Network to register. Many registration options are available, including "Full" and "Half" conference options or the option to register for a single class (or two!). Registration for the Writingest State Online Conference is open. Space is limited.
“This will be the first year since 1985 that the North Carolina Writers’ Network has not offered its Fall Conference, and we hope it will be the last,” NCWN executive director Ed Southern said. “We’re very excited to offer the Writingest State Online Conference, though, and suspect this will not be its last year. We prefer, though, that in years to come we offer an online conference in addition to the Fall Conference, not in place of it.”
Instructors include poet Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, mystery writer Art Taylor, editors Lyndsay Hall and Betsy Thorpe, multi-genre author Mathieu Cailler, and debut author Leah Hampton, a past winner of the NCWN’s Doris Betts Fiction Prize.
Scholarships Available for NCWN Writingest State Online Conference 2020
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WINSTON-SALEM—While the NCWN Writingest State Online Conference 2020 offers a variety of pricing options to suit almost any budget—including the opportunity to take just one single class—a select number of scholarships are available.
A limited amount of general scholarship aid is available to deserving writers who otherwise could not take part in the NCWN 2020 Writingest State Online Conference.
In addition to our general scholarship aid, Mary Belle Campbell Scholarships are available to full-time K-12 teachers who write poetry.
These scholarships will honor the memory of the late Mary Belle Campbell and the legacy of her many contributions to North Carolina’s literary traditions. Each scholarship will cover the cost of a standard registration fee. Teaching poets who live in North Carolina and adjacent states (VA, TN, GA, SC) are eligible.
Scholarship recipients will be able to attend all WSOC programs, including sessions, the Agents & Editors panel, the Prompt Party, and more.
Applications will include a curriculum vita or resume, proof of employment with a public school system or accredited school, a statement of written intent describing both what the applicant hopes to accomplish as a poet and what the applicant hopes to learn at the Writingest State Online Conference.
A committee created by the NCWN Board of Trustees, which will include published poets and/or editors of poetry journals, will review all applications and award available scholarships. Applications will be reviewed without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religious or political affiliation, or sexual orientation.
For application instructions, and to apply, click here.
The Network’s Writingest State Online Conference will be a five-day festival for writers, November 10-14 at an Internet connection near you. The WSOC will feature classes and conversations on the craft and business of writing, as well as a keynote address by North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, a Pre-Conference Tailgate and a Prompt Party to get creative juices flowing, online Open Mic readings and Happy Hour virtual gatherings, and an Agents & Editors panel discussion.
Registration is open.