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Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference: The Origins of The Original
The Northwestern University Summer Writers’ Conference is back! This year, the conference is entirely online again so you can join us from anywhere in the world. Details are forthcoming. In the meantime, please save the dates! The conference is hosted by the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies MA in Writing and MFA in Prose and Poetry programs. July […]
The Muse & The Marketplace:”Why Do We Do This?” Keynote Panel
"Why Do We Do This? Finding the Writerly Purposes that Make Publishing Worth It" Muse Keynote Panel 7am PT/9am CT/10am ET (Virtual) In the face of all the difficulties authors encounter as we attempt to navigate the world of publishing, why do we continue to labor for years over our stories and the business […]
Switchyard Tulsa: “Researching Into the Voice: The Great Believers and Approaching History As An Outsider”
Hyatt Regency Downtown tulsa 100 E 2nd St, Tulsa, OKSwitchyard Festival Tulsa, OK May 30th, 5pm @ Promenade Ballroom Included in the Ideas Track & Full Festival Pass Rebecca Makkai, “Researching into the Voice: The Great Believers and Approaching History as an Outsider” Sponsored by TU’s Department of English and Creative Writing 6 days of music, literature and ideas Switchyard is a national festival […]
AWP Conference: “What Exactly Do You Do?: Jobs as Guides into Our Characters’ Worlds”
Kansas City Convention Center 301 W 13th St #100, Kansas City, MO, United StatesIn Other People's Trades, Primo Levi describes his "vagabond and dilettantish curiosity" about jobs other than his own. This panel features writers who have thought deeply about what their characters do for work—at times fulfilling, at times dangerous, occasionally invented, and usually calling for arcane knowledge, skills, and habits of mind. From sponge diver to […]
