NCWN Spring Conference, April 18, 2020

Fellowship. Learning. Support.

These principles are at the heart of the Carolina African-American Writers' Collective, and they happen to be central tenets of the North Carolina Writers’ Network as well.

NCWN, which turns thirty-five this year, will host its 2020 Spring Conference on Saturday, April 18, at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Registration is open at www.ncwriters.org.

The Keynote Celebration will feature four CAAWC writers—founder Lenard D. Moore; Dr. L. Teresa Church; Bridgette A. Lacy; and Crystal Simone Smith—as they chronicle the history of the organization and read passages from All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African-American Writers' Collective (Blair, 2020).

Poetry: Poetry Master Class, “Now Look at What You Have Done,” with Stuart Dischell;  “More than Meaning” with Timothy O’Keefe;  “Crowded House: Imagery in Poetry” with Jennie Malboeuf

Fiction: FictionMaster Class, “Messing Up Good.” with Xhenet Aliu:  “Make a Scene.” with Quinn Dalton

CNF: Creative Nonfiction Master Class, “Our Memories and Our Words: The Art of Writing Memoir.” with Randal O’Wain;  “Narrative Medicine” with Aimee Mepham, “Writing Your Life: Turning Personal Stories into Universal Narratives” with Bridgette A. Lacy,

Publishing: “Public Speaking for Writers” with Cameron Kent;  “From Manuscript to Finished Book” with Blair editors Robin Miura and Lynn York.

Misc:  “Planning Your Creativity: Hybrid Outlines for 21st Century Writing” with Jorge Cortese.

In addition, guaranteed to help attendees build the intestinal fortitude necessary to weather the furious storms of publishing, NCWN will host its sixth “Slush Pile Live!”

Familiar features remain, including faculty readings, an open mic for conference participants, an exhibit hall packed with publishers and literary organizations, and “Lunch with an Author,” and, the sixth annual “Slush Pile Live!”

Spring Conference is sponsored in part by UNCG’s Creative Writing Program, which will provide coffee for conference-goers during registration and check-in. Other sponsors include the North Carolina Arts Council.

Learn more and register at www.ncwriters.org.