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SUMMARY:Alabama State Poetry Society Online Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for online poetry open mics the 4th Monday of each month! \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693609367\nMeeting ID: 856 9360 9367
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-state-poetry-society-online-open-mic/2024-08-26/
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SUMMARY:Announcing a group read of Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons: Thursday\, August 22\, at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore!
DESCRIPTION:Off the smashing success of our three-part program on the great 19th-century writers\, Dr. Lee Farrow will lead us in discussion about one of her favorite books\, Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev. The 1862 novel explores generational clash in mid-19th-century Russia\, delving into the themes of love\, politics\, and societal change. Quite controversial at the time of publication\, the work has endured for its modern sensibilities and powerful story. Pick up a copy of Fathers and Sons at The NewSouth Bookstore for reading in the next ten weeks\, then join us for our group read\nevent in August. Mark your calendars with the date: Thursday\, August 22 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/announcing-a-group-read-of-ivan-turgenevs-fathers-and-sons-thursday-august-22-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:It's Local Author Day at The NewSouth Bookstore on Saturday\, August 17 at 2pm!
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore is hosting a local author event — our first — on Saturday\, August 17\, at 2pm. We’ll welcome a dozen-plus writers from our local community with whom you’ll enjoy talking and learning about their work. The authors have published across a range of book categories\, including children’s\, YA\, romance\, faith\, and more. There’ll be happy noise in our dedicated events space where these authors will be tabled: Christiann Henderson\, Tim Lawrence\, Michael Jones\, Martin Mayer\, and Monica McCollough\, just to name a few. Come meet these fine writers and others on the afternoon of August 17!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/its-local-author-day-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-on-saturday-august-17-at-2pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ken Autrey Reading at Auburn Oil Company August 17 at 4:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Join Ken Autrey\, Saturday\, August 17\, at 4 p.m. at Auburn Oil Booksellers in Auburn for a brief reading from and conversation about his poetry collection\, Circulation. \n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/ken-autrey-reading-at-auburn-oil-company-august-17-at-400-p-m/
LOCATION:Auburn Oil Booksellers\, 169 East Magnolia Ave.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ghost Ranch Writer's Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Austin Film Festival hosts a yearly screenwriters and filmmakers’ retreat at the artists’ haven Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu\, New Mexico. This year\, our creative getaway will take place August 11-15\, 2024. In a small group setting\, the retreat explores finding and developing your creative voice. \nThis year\, Wendy Calhoun (writer/producer – The Rookie: Feds\, Prodigal Son\, Station 19\, Empire\, Nashville\, Revenge\, Justified) and Jim Hart (writer Hook\, Bram Stoker’s Dracula\, Contact\, Muppet Treasure Island\, August Rush\, The Hot Zone) will speak and offer insight on their writing process. \nPrevious attendees have described the Ghost Ranch Writers Retreat as: \n– “The AFF Writers Retreat is a deeply meaningful experience for all writers. Its humanity\, its warmth\, its sincerity; none can be overstated.”\n– “By far my best investment to grow and challenge my writing in a supportive environment.”\n– “A magical historical creative oasis\, a place where ideas and conversations flow and grow. You disconnect to reconnect—one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.” \nWe are currently offering a $25 off promo code for AWF member use: GHOST25OFF. \nHope to see you at Ghost Ranch! If you have any questions on the event\, please feel free to visit our website or call the Austin Film Festival office at 512-478-4795.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/ghost-ranch-writers-retreat/
LOCATION:Ghost Ranch\, 280 Private Drive 1708 Highway\, US-84\, Abiquiu\, NM\, 87510\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Austin Film Festival":MAILTO:screenplaydept@austinfilmfestival.com
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SUMMARY:Mary Annaïse Heglar at The NewSouth Bookstore\, Thursday\, August 8 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:Author Mary Annaïse Heglar is our special guest on Thursday\, August 8 at 5:30pm\, here to talk about the themes of her new novel\, Troubled Waters\, an unforgettable story of climate crisis\, Black resistance\, and the enduring power of family. Heglar will be in conversation with Kandeaux\, a Tuskegee University alumna with a BS in Agricultural Business and a concentration in sustainability. She is the founder of The Farm Plug. We love how the bookstore gives us the opportunity to introduce new voices to you\, with stories that spark understanding and engagement. Please join us!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/mary-annaise-heglar-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-thursday-august-8-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, August 6 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer talk about The Fall of Roe
DESCRIPTION:“The most important book in the lead up to this election\,” according to MSNBC\, is The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America. We are thrilled to bring to the store its two authors\, Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer. The book from these top New York Times journalists is a tour de force\, which tells the story of the plan to overturn Roe v. Wade and the consequences for women\, abortion\, and the future of America. This is a story located at the intersection of religion and power. There will be insights aplenty from this amazing team. At The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, August 6 at 5:30pm. Don’t miss it.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/tuesday-august-6-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-elizabeth-dias-and-lisa-lerer-talk-about-the-fall-of-roe/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240806T123000
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SUMMARY:Alabama Writers' Cooperative 2024 Conference\, September 6-8 at Orange Beach!
DESCRIPTION:AWC Conference 2024 Registration\n\n\nSeptember 6-8\, 2024 \nThe Alabama Writers’ Cooperative presents this year’s conference in beautiful Orange Beach\, AL! \nOur focus is to nurture and engage a diverse community of Alabama writers with this year’s conference\, and we’re pleased with how the backgrounds and expertise of our faculty reflect that focus. \nRegistration is required. Manuscript consultations and First-page critiques are available to AWC members only. \nPlease follow the link below to become a member or to renew your membership if you’d like to register for one of these options\, before you continue to registration. Annual membership is $25. \nalabamawriterscooperative.org/membership \n\nAWC Conference 2024 Registration\n\n\nSeptember 6-8\, 2024 \nThe Alabama Writers’ Cooperative presents this year’s conference in beautiful Orange Beach\, AL! \nOur focus is to nurture and engage a diverse community of Alabama writers with this year’s conference\, and we’re pleased with how the backgrounds and expertise of our faculty reflect that focus. \nRegistration is required. Manuscript consultations and First-page critiques are available to AWC members only. \nPlease follow the link below to become a member or to renew your membership if you’d like to register for one of these options\, before you continue to registration. Annual membership is $25. \nalabamawriterscooperative.org/membership \nAbout this year’s conference: \nPrices:\n– Full Conference – $175 (includes awards dinner) \n– Student Discount – $150 \n– Saturday Workshops Only – $100 \n– Saturday Awards Dinner – $60 \nThe conference will include manuscript consultations and a first-page reading at no additional charge for Full Conference attendees. AWC membership is required. These spaces are first come\, first serve. Space is limited. \nManuscript Consultations: \nMembers may submit up to 10 pages. Each will be discussed during one-on-one sessions on Friday afternoon.\n– Caleb Johnson (fiction) will accept the first 8 registrations.\n– Sue Brannan Walker (poetry) will accept the first 8 registrations.\n– Brooke Champagne (nonfiction) will accept the first 8 registrations. \nFirst-page Reading:\nThe conference will also include a First-page Critique\, where AWC members may submit the first page of their manuscript in progress to Aimee Hardy. She will read as many submissions aloud as time permits\, providing comments on what’s working and what’s not\, and giving general advice on what agents are looking for. This will be informative for participants to observe even if they don’t submit their first page. \n  \nKeynote Address: \nThe keynote speaker for Saturday’s Awards Dinner is JavaciaHarris Bowser. \n  \nAWC’s Annual Membership Meeting: \nSunday’s line up will feature the AWC annual membership meeting where AWC members will vote for next year’s board members. \n  \nLocation: \n*All workshops\, open mic\, awards dinner\, and hotel will be located on Canal Rd. within a 4-mile stretch. \n  \nFriday\, Saturday & Sunday workshops \nOrange Beach Community Center \n27235 Canal Rd. \nOrange Beach\, AL 36561 \n  \nWine Down Social & Awards Dinner \nMagnolia Hall (located behind BuzzCatz Coffee & Sweets) \n25689 Canal Rd Suite C \nOrange Beach\, AL 36561 \n  \nHotel: \nSpringhill Suites – Orange Beach at the Wharf \n$145 per night – AWC group rate \nwww.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1715202895586&key=GRP&app=resvlink \n***Hotel reservations must be made on or before August 7\, 2024 to receive the AWC group rate*** \nConference Schedule \nFriday 9/6/24: \nOrange Beach Community Center \n  \n12:30 PM Bookstore Check-In & Networking \n  \n1:00 PM   Don Noble – “Confessions of a Book Critic”\n2:00 PM   Matthew Layne – “The State of Alabama’s Libraries”\n3:00 PM   Barbara Barcellona Smith – “Let’s Write Books! Perspectives from the Writer of Let’s Eat Snails!”\n4:00 PM    Hallie Christensen and Emma Fox – “Writing Fantasy Novels for Young Readers” \n  \n1:00-5:00 PM Manuscript Consultations \n  \n5:00-5:30 PM Network & Netwine (BYOB) the Community Center has a refrigerator & ice machine \n5:30-6:30 PM Open Mic \n7:00 PM Bookstore Closes \n  \n7:00 PM (Optional) Opening Night After Party at The Galway Irish Public House – 2301 E 2nd St\, Gulf Shores\, AL \n  \nSaturday 9/7/24: \nOrange Beach Community Center \n  \n8:30 AM Bookstore Opens & Networking \n  \n9:00 AM (Concurrent) Tina Mozelle Braziel and Jim Braziel – “Writing in Place” \n*This workshop ONLY – will be located at Orange Beach Waterfront Park – 26425 Canal Rd \n9:00 A.M (Concurrent) Don Keith – “Going Beyond Getting Ready to Start to Commence to Begin Thinking About Writing or Completing Your Novel” \n10:00 AM    Sue Walker and Saundra Grace – “Publishing Your Poetry Manuscript”\n11:00 AM    Aimee Hardy – “First-page Critique”\nLUNCH ON YOUR OWN\n1:00 PM    Melissa Carrigee and Mandy Haynes – Publishing Panel: “Queries\, Proposals\, and Submissions”\n2:00 PM    T.K. Thorne and Debra Goldstein – “Understanding the Art of Mystery Writing”\n3:00 PM    Jason McCall – “Music Writing and the EkphrasticTradition”\n4:00 PM    Neal Wooten – “Make ‘Em Laugh” \n  \n5:30 PM Bookstore Closes \n  \n6:00 PM Wine Down Social – Magnolia Hall (located behind BuzzCatz Coffee & Sweets) 25689 Canal Rd Suite C \n  \n7:00 PM Awards Dinner – Magnolia Hall \nKeynote Address: Javacia Harris Bowser – “Write With the Whole World in Your Arms: Building Writing Communities” \n  \nSunday 9/8/24 \nOrange Beach Community Center \n  \n7:30 AM Bookstore Opens & Networking \n  \n8:00 AM    Don Keith and Neal Wooten – “Beyond the Big Five: Assessing the Publishing Landscape”\n9:00 AM    Aimee Hardy – “Taking the Leap: How to Jump from Short Story- and Poetry-Writing to Novel-Writing”\n10:00 AM    Mike Turner – “Strategic Management for Impactful Writing” \n11:00 AM AWC Annual Membership Meeting \n  \n12:30 PM Bookstore Check-Out \n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-writers-cooperative-2024-conference-september-6-8-at-orange-beach/
LOCATION:Oarange Beach Community Center\, 27235 Canal Rd.\, Orange Beach\, AL\, 36561\, United States
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SUMMARY:Southern Humanities Review Open for Submissions
DESCRIPTION:Southern Humanities Review is seeking poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction for our next quarterly issue. Submissions will be open until October 15. Fiction is capped at 250 submissions\, and we are currently only open to historically underrepresented writers in poetry. There are 100 free submissions available for historically underrepresented writers in each genre. Contributors receive a small honorarium.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/southern-humanities-review-open-for-submissions/
LOCATION:AL
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ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Humanities Review":MAILTO:shr@auburn.edu
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SUMMARY:Sunday\, August 4\, at 3pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Mike Coleman presents on the themes of his new memoir\, The Way from Me to Us
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebration of the release of The Way from Me to Us by Mike Coleman. The book tells the powerful story of his coming out as a gay man at a time when doing so meant you could lose everything. But Coleman wins in this amazing story of how he took chances and found the love of his life. Together\, he and his partner staked out a life together at a time when such things “just weren’t done\,” bravely battling challenges of every variety\, including from within. Coleman is a Georgia Author of the Year finalist; his story will move and inspire.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sunday-august-4-at-3pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-mike-coleman-presents-on-the-themes-of-his-new-memoir-the-way-from-me-to-us/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Nancy Owen Nelson and Harry Moore at Pebble Hill
DESCRIPTION:Join poet Nancy Owen Nelson and author Harry Moore for a reading at Auburn University’s Pebble Hill. \nNancy Owen Nelson earned her BA from Birmingham-Southern and her MA and PhD from Auburn University. Her poems have been published in The South Dakota Review\, Graffiti Rag\, What Wildness is This: Women Write About the Southwest\, The MacGuffin\, A Cloud of Possibility\, Oberon\, and This/That/Lit online journal. Published books include her memoirs\, Searching for Nannie B: Connecting Three Generations of Southern Women (2015) and Divine Aphasia: A Woman’s Search for Her Father (2021); her poetry chapbook\, My Heart Wears No Colors (2018); and her poetry book\,Portals: A Memoir in Verse (2019). In 2019\, her poem “Africatown\,” was awarded second place for free verse in the Alabama Writers Conclave competition. \nRecipient of the 2014 Writers Exchange Award from Poets & Writers\, Harry Moore is the author of the poetry collection Bearing the Farm Away (Kelsay Books\, 2018) and four chapbooks: What He Would Call Them(Finishing Line Press\, 2013); Time’s Fool: Love Poems (Mule on a Ferris Wheel Press\, Huntsville\, AL\, 2014); Retreat: A Way Forward(Finishing Line Press\, 2017); and Beyond Paradise: The Unweeded Garden (Main Street Rag\, 2020). His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Sow’s Ear Poetry Review\, Plainsongs\, Xavier Review\, Pudding Magazine\, Main Street Rag\, South Carolina Review\, Blue Unicorn\, Slipstream\, Anglican Theological Review\, Ponder Review\, and other journals.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/nancy-owen-nelson-and-harry-moore-at-pebble-hill/
LOCATION:Pebble Hill\, 101 S. Debardeleben St.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, July 25 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore Tina Mozelle Braziel and James Braziel talk about Glass Cabin
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, July 25 at 5:30pm to welcome poets Tina Mozelle Braziel and James Braziel with their book Glass Cabin.This new work is a pretty amazing volume of storytelling\, which chronicles the thirteen years they spent building their home on Hydrangea Ridge out of secondhand materials — found tin\, tornado-snapped power poles\, and church glass. The poems explore the work it takes to measure cuts for the stairs\, to haul water up the mountain\, to write. The Braziels will read from and share the experiences behind this new work\, as conceptually interesting as the dwelling space it commemorates. Join us!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-july-25-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-tina-mozelle-braziel-and-james-braziel-talk-about-glass-cabin/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Edda Fields-Black at The NewSouth Bookstore Tuesday\, July 23 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:A new book by Professor Edda Fields-Black — an exceptional work of American history — tells the story of one of Harriet Tubman’s most extraordinary exploits. The author joins us at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, July 23 at 5:30pm to discuss it. Combee is an account of the Combahee River Raid\, an expedition of 150 African American soldiers led by Tubman into Confederate territory\, who then rescued and carried back 700+ enslaved people. Members of the daring operation included the author’s great-great-great-grandfather. Join us for this exciting program featuring Dr. Fields-Black celebrating the release of her work.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/edda-fields-black-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-tuesday-july-23-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Alabama State Poetry Society Online Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for online poetry open mics the 4th Monday of each month! \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693609367\nMeeting ID: 856 9360 9367
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-state-poetry-society-online-open-mic/2024-07-22/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, July 18 at 5:30pm at the NewSouth Bookstore: Michael Streissguth presents on Highways and Heartaches\, with music by the Montgomery Dulcimer Players at 4:45pm!
DESCRIPTION:A fun evening is in store for you with a talk by Michael Streissguth about his new book\, Highways and Heartaches: How Ricky Skaggs\, Marty Stuart\, and Children of the New South Saved the Soul of Country Music. Mark your calendars to join us on Thursday\, July 18 at 5:30 pm. In his entertaining book\, Streissguth tracks the evolution of country music from the rural routes of 1960s and ‘70s Appalachia to the 1980s country music boom that paved the way for modern Americana. David and Barbara Betts and a couple of others from the Montgomery Dulcimer Players will open the program playing for your enjoyment starting at 4:45pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-july-18-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-michael-streissguth-presents-on-highways-and-heartaches-with-music-by-the-montgomery-dulcimer-players-at-445pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Jonathan Rigsby at The NewSouth Bookstore Thursday\, July 11 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Rigsby spends his days as a crime intelligence analyst and nights as an Uber driver. Reeling from a divorce and struggling to pay rent while caring for his autistic son\, Rigsby became a rideshare driver\, joining the millions of people with a side hustle just to make ends meet. With a compelling blend of honesty and wit\, Rigsby invites readers in Drive into his car to reveal the harsh reality of gig work. Drive is an engaging personal story and a chronicle for social change. The author joins us at The NewSouth Bookstore on July 11 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/jonathan-rigsby-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-thursday-july-11-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240709T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T235900
DTSTAMP:20260406T020804
CREATED:20240709T172535Z
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SUMMARY:The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture (LCLC) - Call for Papers
DESCRIPTION:2025 CALL FOR PAPERS \n52nd Annual Louisville Conference on Literature & Culture\nFEB 17-18 – Virtual\nFEB 20-22 – In-Person\nFeaturing Keynote Speakers\nRACHEL KUSHNER\, BEN LERNER\, JAHAN RAMAZANI\,\nand GEORGIE MEDINA MARCANO! \nThe Louisville Conference on Literature & Culture welcomes critical papers and full panel discussions about literature from the 20th and 21st centuries and its connections to other art forms and academic fields. The conference also welcomes creative submissions\, such as literary compositions\, videos\, or hybrid genres. Additionally\, critical-creative submissions exploring poetics\, crafts\, or writing practices are welcomed. \nConfirmed LCLC52 events include The Hero Project of the Century: Tyrone Williams As iZ (Aldon Nielsen\, organizer) and The Function of Music in Poetry (Adeena Karasick and Mark Scroggins\, organizers). And so much more to come! \nVENDORS and EXHIBITORS are welcome. Contact Emily Ravenscraft\, Conference Coordinator at lclc@louisville.edu to learn how you can be a part of LCLC52. \nSubmissions are accepted in English\, Spanish\, Portuguese\, French\, German\, Hebrew\, and Italian. Panels involving global literature and culture in other languages are encouraged. We also encourage proposals that bring together people from different universities or organizations\, with varying levels of experience in academia\, and from various fields of study. Recent society participants include the African American Literature & Culture Society\, Charles Olson Society\, E.E. Cummings Society\, International Harold Pinter Society\, International Lawrence Durrell Society\, International Virginia Woolf Society\, Iris Murdoch Society\, T.S. Eliot Society\, among others. \nConference registrants may participate in up to two of the following activities: (1) a critical\, critical-creative\, or group/society panel; (2) a creative session; (3) or as the leader of a seminar. Additionally\, registrants may also chair one or more panels\, as well as participate in seminars. Submissions are limited to one entry per category. \nDeadline for submissions is 11:59 P.M. EST on September 15\, 2024. \nSUBMISSION PROCESS\nEmail submissions to lclc@louisville.edu\nPlease use the Subject line exactly: LCLC52 Submission\, [Type of submission]\nExample: LCLC52 Submission\, Roundtable Session \nSubmission Components: \nIndividual Critical / Critical-Creative Submissions\nPlease send as 2 separate attachments\n1) Cover sheet: Name as it is to appear in program with any institutional affiliation\, Paper Title\, and a biographical statement (250 words).\n2) Abstract: be sure to omit all references to the author and the author’s name (250-300 words). \nIndividual Creative Submissions\nPlease send as 2 separate attachments\n1) Cover Sheet: Name as it is to appear in program with any institutional affiliation\, Title of Work Submitted\, and a biographical statement (250 words).\n2) Writing Sample: suitable for a 15-20 minute presentation. \nFull Panels\, Roundtables and Societies Sessions (single panels or streams) Submissions:\nSessions are to be designed for a 90-minute time slot. The organizer should submit the following documents:\nPlease send as 2 separate attachments\n1) Cover Sheet: Names and Institutional Affiliations\, Titles of Work Submitted\, biographical statements.\n2) Dependent on the subject of the submission please submit either:\na) Abstract: be sure to omit all references to the author and the author’s name (250-300 words).\nb) Writing Sample: suitable for a 15-20 minute presentation \nSEMINARS. These 120 minutes sessions typically feature informal conversation moderated by the seminar leader(s) on the topic and or activity. If you wish to propose a seminar for LCLC52\, contact LCLC Coordinator Emily Ravenscraft and we will evaluate it in advance of our second CFP which will be circulated in August 2024. See below for the current line-up of for this the current LCLC52 seminars. Each seminar has it’s own process for submission\, so please read the descriptions carefully. \nSEMINAR I\nTranslation Chapbook Workshop and Reading\nDr. Mark Mattes & Dr. Clare Sullivan\nParticipants will take part in a bookbinding workshop led by Dr. Mattes of Louisville-based Hot Brown Press and create chapbooks of their translations. All tools and materials will be provided. Then\, in a subsequent panel\, chapbook contributors will share their work and participate in a group discussion led by LCLC committee member Dr. Clare Sullivan. Participants should submit 1) Cover sheet and 2) Sample of original\, unpublished translations into English from any language. Limit your selection to 150 words – excerpts are fine. Include the source text with your submission and a brief citation. \nSEMINAR II\nPoetry\, Games\, and Magic\nDr. Brandon Harwood & Dr. Robert Eric Shoemaker\nThis seminar explores the interplay between poetry\, magic\, and games. What similarities\, practical and theoretical\, may be drawn from these fields? How can the poetics of play\, or the magic circle of the video game\, inform our understanding and practice of each? What do today’s multimedia games and poetries say about or to ancient rituals\, sociocultural stratification\, or morality and purity rules? What openings do we see in language and culture to bend rules in order to break open systems? Participants should submit 1) Cover sheet and 2) Abstract touching two of these fields: game studies\, poetry/poetics\, and the magical/occult. \nSEMINAR III\nPandemic Studies\nMartha Greenwald\, Seminar Leader\nParticipants will pursue the imaginative structures\, disputed narratives\, cross-pollinating conspiracies\, and contested discourses used to make sense of COVID-19 as well as other past\, contemporaneous\, or future pandemics. As we accept that life now is increasingly lived with the COVID-19 virus as a normalized and never-ending event\, Narrative frameworks and genres of the pandemic experience have shifted and need now additional study. We seek surprising\, ambitious\, theoretically-rich\, and provocative response. Participants should submit 1) Cover sheet and 2) Abstract. Contributions that introduce fiction or generic hybridity are welcome.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-louisville-conference-on-literature-and-culture-lclc-call-for-papers/
LOCATION:University of Louisville\, 2301 South 3rd Street\, Louisville\, KY\, 40292\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture":MAILTO:lclc@louisville.edu
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SUMMARY:Go and Write! Summertime Retreat on the Bay of Fundy—St. Martins\, New Brunswick (Canada)
DESCRIPTION:July 7-14\, 2024. Private\, ensuite bedroom in historic shipbuilder’s estate in the fishing village of St. Martins\, NB. All breakfasts and five suppers\, private concert\, trips to Kings Landing Historical Settlement and the Fundy Trail\, workshops\, written feedback\, and dedicated writing time.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/go-and-write-summertime-retreat-on-the-bay-of-fundy-st-martins-new-brunswick-canada/
LOCATION:St. Martin’s County Inn\, 303 Main St.\, Martins\, New Brunswick\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Go and Write!":MAILTO:janiegoandwrite@gmail.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241001
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:$10\,000 + Publication + Residency at Vermont Studio Center \n2024 Judge: Diane Seuss \nEstablished in 1998\, The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize highlights one full-length collection of poetry per year. Since 2024\, the Prize comes with a $10\,000 advance\, TRP’s X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center\, a standard royalty contract\, and 10 copies of the published book. \nRecent judges include Richard Blanco\, Kimiko Hahn\, Kazim Ali\, Maggie Smith\, and Marilyn Nelson. \nSubmissions open each year on July 1 and close on September 30.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-submissions-the-x-j-kennedy-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:TRP: The University Press of SHSU\, United States
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: The George Garrett Fiction Prize
DESCRIPTION:Winner Receives: $2\,000 + Publication \nJudge’s Selection Receives: $1\,000 + Publication \n2024 Judge: Kaveh Akbar \nThanks to generous support from the judge\, Kaveh Akbar\, a Judge’s Selection from this year’s George Garrett Fiction Prize will also receive a $1\,000 advance and publication. \nEstablished in 1998\, The George Garrett Fiction Prize highlights one book a year for excellence in a short story collection or novel. Starting 2024\, the Prize comes with a $2\,000 advance\, a standard royalty contract\, and 10 copies of the published book. \nRecent judges include Manuel Muñoz\, Vi Khi Nao\, Selah Saterstrom\, Joe Wilkins\, and John McNally. \nSubmissions open each year on July 1 and close on September 30.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-submissions-the-george-garrett-fiction-prize/
LOCATION:TRP: The University Press of SHSU\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240801
DTSTAMP:20260406T020804
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SUMMARY:Open Call for Writers
DESCRIPTION:For a limited time\, Sunspot Lit is calling for single works of novella-length fiction or nonfiction in any category\, including memoir\, literary\, genre\, and historical. Open July 1 through July 31. Guidelines and submission forms at Submittable: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit or Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/sunspot-literary-journal-LIXJW.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/open-call-for-writers/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240624T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240624T193000
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SUMMARY:Alabama State Poetry Society Online Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for online poetry open mics the 4th Monday of each month! \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693609367\nMeeting ID: 856 9360 9367
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-state-poetry-society-online-open-mic/2024-06-24/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama State Poetry Society":MAILTO:alabamapoets@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240620T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240620T190000
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SUMMARY:Deborah Jackson Taffa at The NewSouth Bookstore Thursday\, June 20 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:The reviews in for Deborah Taffa’s new memoir are many and starred\, and include praise from Oprah and the New York Times. Whiskey Tender is a Native American story which is unexpected and propulsive\, indeed tender\, but also bold and beautifully told. It’s a memoir of family and survival\, coming of age on and off the reservation\, and of the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native identity. A fascinating work\, full of humanity\, and a fascinating story\, which luckily Taffa will join us at the bookstore to tell. Mark your calendars to be with us on Thursday\, June 20 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/deborah-jackson-taffa-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-thursday-june-20-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240613T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240613T200000
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SUMMARY:Karren Pell and the Old Alabama Revue at The NewSouth Bookstore Thursday\, June 13 at 6pm!
DESCRIPTION:Singer-songwriter Karren Pell and her Old Alabama Revue bring a new program — appropriately called “Summer’s Comin‘” — to The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, June 13 at 6pm. Enjoy the talents of Tim Henderson\, Larry Gobrecht\, Toni Wood\, Katie Pearson\, Tony Castaldo\, and Don Silman\, who’ll get you in a summertime groove from the start. There’ll be some toe tappin’\, for sure!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/karren-pell-and-the-old-alabama-revue-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-thursday-june-13-at-6pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240611T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240611T190000
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SUMMARY:Gerry Wilson at The NewSouth Bookstore Tuesday\, June 11 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Gerry Wilson to The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, June 11 at 5:30pm. Bart Barton will lead her in conversation about her first novel\, That Pinson Girl. Told against the backdrop of the deprivation of World War I and the tragedies of the influenza epidemic\, That Pinson Girl unfolds in lyrical\, unflinching prose\, engaging the timeless issues of racism\, sexism\, and poverty. Wilson is a recipient of a Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship. Her story collection\, Crosscurrents and Other Stories\, was nominated for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Fiction Award. Come discover the work of this fine writer as we celebrate the release of her newest book.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/gerry-wilson-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-tuesday-june-11-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240610T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240628T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T020804
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SUMMARY:Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop for Aspiring Teen Writers
DESCRIPTION:UAB’s Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop offers an exciting creative writing opportunity for your student this summer\, June 10-28th. Please encourage them to apply and/or invite the Director\, Tina Braziel\, to talk with your students about it and/or provide creative writing instruction.  \nAda Long Creative Writing Workshop is an exciting and rewarding day camp for aspiring teen writers! They will work with published authors to draft\, edit and publish stories\, screenplays\, podcast\, poetry and more. They will find inspiration from Birmingham’s rich culture and history during field trips and special activities!  \nDates: 9 am – 3 pm\, M-F\, June 10-28th\, 2024 \nLocation: UAB’s Spencer Honors House (1190 10th Ave S. Birmingham\, AL)  \nTelephone: (205) 934-8573 office 205-276-1818 cell \nScholarships: Full and partial scholarships for anyone who finds the workshop fee cost prohibitive.   \nEmail: tmharris@uab.edu \nMore information\, pictures\, examples of student work and application information can be found at: https://www.uab.edu/cas/english/events/ada-long-workshop?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2a6wBhCVARIsABPeH1vL-6KOYLoI-lRt5WR1PwredgzcVRGM5RwJrQ-yviMiJ6T4CupoLTsaAi0pEALw_wcB \nTina Mozelle Braziel\, Director \nAda Long Creative Writing Workshop  \nhttps://www.uab.edu/cas/english/events/ada-long-workshop
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/ada-long-creative-writing-workshop-for-aspiring-teen-writers/
LOCATION:UAB’s Spencer Honors House\, 1190 10th Ave. S.\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35205\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="UAB's Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop":MAILTO:tmharris@uab.edu
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T210000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Constance Fay: Fiasco
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “An Evening with Constance Fay” on June 8th at The Haunted Book Shop. Sci-fi romance author\, Constance Fay\, will discuss her latest page-turning intergalactic saga\, “FIASCO”. Known for her ability to blend steamy romance with space-age adventure\, Constance Fay is turning heads in the genre. \nWHAT’S IN STORE \nIn-Conversation: Constance Fay will have a Q&A with a fellow author (author TBA)\nBook Signing: Constance Fay will be signing copies of FIASCO. Only books purchased from The Haunted Book Shop may be personalized by the author.\nSpecialty Cocktails: Next door at The Alchemy\, enjoy a Constance Fay-themed cocktail menu.\nPurchase of the FIASCO equals your ticket to the event.\nMark your calendars\, invite fellow book enthusiasts\, and anticipate an evening filled with laughter and romance. \nOnly books purchased from us can be personalized. We will also have her first book CALAMITY available. \nAbout FIASCO\nEqual parts steamy interstellar romance and sci-fi adventure\, Constance Fay’s FIASCO is a perfect wild romp amidst the stars.\nCynbelline Khaw is a woman of many names. She’s Generosity\, a cultist who never quite fit in. She’s Bella\, the daughter who failed to save her cousin’s life. And then there’s Cyn\, the notorious bounty hunter who spaced a ship of slavers. \nShe’s exhausted\, lonely\, and on her very last legs—but then a new client offers her a job she can’t refuse: a bounty on the kidnapper who killed her cousin. All Cyn has to do is partner with the crew of the Calamity\, a scouting vessel she encountered when she was living under a previous alias. One tiny little issue\, she’s been given an additional bounty: deliver the oh-so-compelling medic\, Micah Arora\, to the treacherous Pierce Family or all her identities will be revealed\, putting her estranged family in danger. \nHunting a kidnapper doesn’t usually mean accidentally taking your sexy new target to dinner at your parent’s house\, a local mystic predicting you’ll have an increasingly large number of children\, or being accompanied by a small flying lizard with a penchant for eating metal\, but\, as they field investigative hurdles both dangerous and preposterous\, Cyn and Micah grow ever closer. When a violent confrontation reveals that everything Cyn thought about her past is wrong\, she realizes that she has the power to change her future. The first part of that is making sure that Micah Arora is around to be a part of it. \nAbout Constance Fay\nConstance Fay writes space romance novels and genre fiction short stories. Her short fiction can be found in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction\, Catscast podcast\, and other publications. She has a background in medical device R&D and lives in Colorado with a cat who edits all her work first.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/an-evening-with-constance-fay-fiasco/
LOCATION:The Haunted Book Shop\, 9 S JOACHIM ST\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36602-2707\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Haunted Book Shop":MAILTO:info@thehauntedbookshopmobile.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240608T170000
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SUMMARY:Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder at The NewSouth Bookstore Saturday\, June 8 at 3pm!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The NewSouth Bookstore for a special program arranged in partnership with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF): Playwright Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder will talk about her semi autobiographical Southern story of love\, loss and restoration. When Libby returns to her father’s home\, she learns that he’s left her with the remains of an old Rolls Royce Phantom\, which she names Zelda\, and a surprising discovery to be made about his life. The talented playwright\, a 2024 Tennessee Arts Commission Fellow with a dozen plays to her name\, will share insights about the writing of “Zelda in the Backyard” and her inspirations for it. Thanks to ASF for co-hosting!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/elyzabeth-gregory-wilder-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-saturday-june-8-at-3pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240701
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SUMMARY:AI and Creativity
DESCRIPTION:Sunspot Lit is exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and creativity in prose\, poetry\, and art. Submissions will be considered for publication in the quarterly digital and annual print editions. Submit here https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit/281493/ai-and-creativity-2024 before June 30th.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/ai-and-creativity/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240606T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240606T190000
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SUMMARY:Garrett Ashley and Ken Autrey reading from new works at The NewSouth Bookstore!
DESCRIPTION:Two local writing talents read from their new work at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, June 6 at 5:30pm. Garrett Ashley’s short story collection\, Periphylla\, and Other Deep Ocean Attractions\, introduces a rare tableau of characters that collectively define our humanity. Circulation by Ken Autrey is a gorgeous set of elegies that shows an attentiveness to the power of the past with its riches and sorrows. Come enjoy the pleasures of listening to and discussion about good writing with these emerging voices.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/garrett-ashley-and-ken-autrey-reading-from-new-works-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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