June 2003
Monday, June 2 – Tuesday, June 13—The 26th annual Highland Summer Conference at Radford University will be held. Public readings by the class lecturers and other guest authors are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm in Heth Hall Commonwealth Room.
Tuesday, June 3—Robert J. Higgs will present a public reading in the Heth Hall Commonwealth Room at Radford University at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday, June 4—Morehead State University will present The Chaffin Award for Outstanding Contribution to Appalachian Literature in 2002 to Silas House at a luncheon ceremony.
Wednesday, June 4—Coffee Tree Books in Morehead, Kentucky will present several authors signing their books all afternoon.
Thursday, June 5—Appalachian writer Ron Rash will be featured in the Heth Hall Commonwealth Room at Radford University at 7:30 pm.
Friday, June 6 – Sunday, June 8—West Virginia Writers State Writers Conference will take place at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley, West Virginia. For a detailed schedule, visit [ Read More ]
Tuesday, June 10—Rita Quillen will read in the Heth Hall Commonwealth Room at Radford University at 7:30 pm.
Thursday, June 12—Mary Kegley will read in the Heth Hall Commonwealth Room at Radford University at 7:30 pm.
Thursday, June 15 – Saturday,
–Saturday, July 12,
or Sunday, July 13 –
Sunday, July 21—Poetry
Alive! is offering a week-long summer program for educators
on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville
in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. There are three weeks
to choose from in 2003: . Register online or get more details
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Monday, June 16 – Friday, June 20—2003's EKU Creative Writing Conference will be taking place in Richmond, KY. Featured poets are Christine Delea, Harry Brown, and James Baker Hall; Featured fiction writers are Hal Blythe, Marie Manilla, and Charlie Sweet. For more information and updates, visit their website at [ Read More ]
Tuesday, June 22 – Friday,
July 4—Penland
School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina presents Photography,
Writing, & the Documentary Approach. This class
will focus on creating documentary work intergrating
photography
and writing. The instructors for this class are Dwayne Dixon
and Katie Hyde. If you are interested in more information,
visit their website at
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Saturday, June 28 – Saturday, July 5—Wildacres Writers Workshop 2003 will be holding Writing Workshops in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Visit their website at [ Read More ]