Regional Literary Events Archives
July 2008
Thursday, July 17– Sunday, July 20– West Virginia University will host the ninth annual West Virginia Writers’ Workshop. It is an intensive, four-day writers’ conference featuring workshops, panel discussions, public readings, and lectures. This year’s award winning faculty includes Mark Brazaitis, Nick Carbo, Denise Duhamel, James Harms, Brian Henry, and Sheri Reynolds, among others.
Monday, July 7-Thursday, July 24—The tenth annual Knoxville Writers’ Guild Summer Workshops will be held at Pellissippi State Technical and Community College. There, thirteen regionally and nationally known writers will teach evening classes. Learn a new skill, sharpen one you already have, or meet with like-minded people to discuss tips, tricks, and triumphs in writing.
Friday, July 11—Sunday, July 13 – Berea Craft Festival, Indian Fort Mountain, Berea, Kentucky.
Sunday, July 13—Thursday, July 17—The 2008 annual meeting of the Society for the Conservation Biology will be held in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The theme is “From the Mountains to the Sea.” More information can be found at www.conbio.org.
Sunday, July 27—Friday, August 1 – Appalachian Writers Workshop, Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, Kentucky. For more information, visit http://www.hindmansettlement.org/cultural_programs/writers_workshop.html.