Calendar of Events for authors, writers, artists, & local events
May 19-20, 2022 Clarksville Writers Conference will be held at Austin Peay State University. The conference is hosted by the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Council
This conference is held on Thursday & Friday . The two day conference is filled with a variety of Southern Writers. There is a banquet Thursday night with a keynote speaker. Before the banquet, all of the authors do a meet & greet and sell their books. This is a wonderful conference that occurs annually and it is a great networking opportunity. For more information or registration information please call Katie Kennedy at 931-551-8870 or email her at [email protected] This year there will be a Master Writers Class, Bren McClain will be the instructor of this class and only 15 participants will be selected for this class. Please do not hesitate, apply today if you are interested.
Dec. 9, 2020, My life took a drastic change. I woke up and thought I was having vertigo, however when nothing worked to stop the dizziness or improve my balance, I called my pcp, I was told to go to the nearest ER that I was having stroke like symptoms. My husband drove me to the ER and then I was airlifted to Saint Thomas. Once at St. Thomas I was immediately taken to the stroke floor. The team at both hospitals were wonderful, but the team at St. Thomas was absolutely the most loving, caring, and compassionate staff of medical professionals that I have ever met. It was determined I had a TIA Mini Stroke. It affected my short term memory loss and it has taken me a little over a year to half way feel like myself. It is a long journey and I would not wish it on anyone. My writing and art were two things that I wanted back the most and slowly I am getting them back.
March 28, 2020, I will be hosting a Creative Writing Workshop at the Houston County Library from 10 am-12 noon. This evet is sponsored by the Friends of the Houston County Library. Seats are limited so please stop by the library and fill out a brief entry form to register. The workshop is absolutely free. The age rang for this workshop is 16 years and older. Please bring something to write on and with. (paper, pen, tablet, laptop, or whatever is your writing choice.) The workshop is title Creative Writing 101, but I can assure you it is for writers at all levels of their careers.
This Workshop is Postponed for a later date. I will let everyone know the date once the library re-opens community events. Everyone please stay safe and look out for your elderly neighbors.
The 4th Annual Pot of Gold Creative Writing Winners Reception will be held on April 16, 2020 @ Erin City Hall. The time for the reception is from 6-8p.m. Congrats are in order for all of our fiction and poetry winners. CANCELED due to Stay at Home for Covid-19
The Winners are as Follows
Fiction:
1st Place: Jacqueline Crouch
2nd Place: Teah Plumlee
3rd Place: Nancy Cox
Poetry:
1st Place: Mollie Hagler
2nd Place: Randy Jackson
3rd Place: Joetta Waldrop
4th Place: Jacqueline Crouch
Sixteenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference will be June 4-5, 2020 at Austin Peay State University. PostPoned until June 2021
This conference is a Thursday & Friday Conference with a banquet Thursday night and will include a wonderful keynote speaker at the banquet. Before the banquet, all of the authors do a meet & greet and sell their books. This is a wonderful conference that occurs annually and it is a great networking opportunity. For more information or registration information please call Katie Kennedy at 931-551-8870 or email her at [email protected]
If you know of any other events, workshops or conferences please let me know and I will add them to the site.
- I joined an amazing newsletter for writers that I would like to share with you, it is called Funds for Writers and C. Hope Clark the author of Edisto Jinx as well as several other books. Her newsletter has many resources for writers and I truly enjoy reading it weekly. You can go to http://www.chopeclark.com or fundsforwriters.com to become a subscriber of this newsletter. Happy Writing!
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