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NC Writers’ Network: Spring Conference
April 20
Technica will be exhibiting at the Spring North Carolina Writers’ Network Spring Conference on Saturday, April 20th, which brings a full day of classes and discussions on the craft and business of writing.
See the below information from the NC Writers’ Network website:
“The North Carolina Writers’ Network and the MFA in Creative Writing Program at UNC-Greensboro bring you a full day of classes, workshops, conversations, lunch with an author, Slush Pile Live!, and more. This year’s Spring Conference will again be in UNCG’s MHRA Building, on the corner of Spring Garden and Forest Streets, and in Curry Auditorium next door, offering classes and discussions on the craft and business of writing.”
| Saturday, April 20 | |
| 8 – 9 am | Registration Open MHRA Lobby |
| 8:30 am – 5 pm | Exhibits & Book Sales Open MHRA Lobby |
| 9 – 10 am | Keynote Address by Jill McCorkle Curry Auditorium |
| 10:30 am – 12 pm | SESSION I
Creative Nonfiction Master Class: Elevating Life into Art with Stephanie Elizondo Griest Fiction Master Class: Smaller, Better with Halle Hill Poetry Master Class: Our “I” and Our Dreams: Writing with a Speaker Who is Less Afraid with Tyree Daye Launching Your Book into a World of Readers with Mimi Herman Story In Verse: Writing the Narrative Poem with Steve Cushman In a Flash: Playing Around with Short Fiction with Hananah Zaheer Building Suspense No Matter the Genre with Kimmery Martin |
| 12 – 1 pm | Lunch with an Author (or on your own) |
| 1:15 – 2:15 pm | Faculty Readings |
| 2:30 – 4 pm | SESSION II
Creative Nonfiction Master Class with Stephanie Elizondo Griest (cont.) Fiction Master Class with Halle Hill (cont.) Poetry Master Class with Tyree Daye (cont.) The Coveted Yet Dreaded ‘R&R’ with Lisa Williams Kline Walk the Line (poetry) with Lex Orgera Assembly Required: Structuring Prose Work with Jill McCorkle Writing the Young Adult Novel: Tips, Tricks, and Industry Advice with Victoria Wlosok |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Open Mic Readings I Open Mic Readings II Sign up at the registration table |
| 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Slush Pile Live! |