July 2006
Wednesday, June 28-Saturday, July 1—The 16th Biennial Ulster-American Heritage Symposium "Three Centuries of Ulster-American History, Tradition and Shared Experience" will be held at the East Tennessee History Center. [ Read More ]
Friday, July 7-Sunday, July 9—The 2006 Appalachian Writers' Association will meet at King College in Bristol, TN. Appalachian Heritage will have a display, and editor Brosi will lead several sessions. [ Read More ]
Monday, July 10-Thursday, Jul 27—The Knoxville Writers’ Guild will hold it’s sixth annual Summer Writing Workshops at Pellissippi State Technical and Community College’s Hardin Valley campus. Twelve regionally and nationally known writers will teach participants how to write memoirs, songs, children’s stories, magazine articles, and much more. Costs vary, but discounts are available for KWG members. Visit www.knoxvillewritersguild.org for registration and event information.
Wednesday, July 12—Sharon Hatfield will receive the Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Excellence in Appalachian Writing from Morehead State University. The award, which includes a $1000 honorarium, will be presented at the KY Folk Art Center in Morehead. For more information visit http://windpub.com/current.htm.
Tuesday, July 18-Sunday, July 30 - The Seventeenth Session
of the Sewanee Writers Conference will be held at the University
of the South, Sewanee, TN.
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Thursday, July 20-Sunday, July 23—The West Virginia Writers' Workshop will be held at the West Virginia University Campus in Morgantown, WV. [ Read More ]
Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29—The 57th Annual North Carolina Writers Conference will honor mystery writer Margaret Maron. The Conference, held in Smithfield, NC, will also include session on Liz Squire and poetic mysteries. [ Read More ]
Sunday, July 30-Friday, August 4—The 29th Annual Appalachian Writers' Workshop will be held at the Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, KY. Appalachian Heritage will have a display. [ Read More ]
Monday July 31—Silas House, Lee Smith and other Appalachian authors will participate in book signings and creative writing workshops at the 2006 Virginia Highlands Festival in Abingdon, VA. [ Read More ]