June 21 and 22 will mark our 18th year and we are thrilled to have Harlan Kentucky novelist Robert Gipe (Trampoline; Pop; Weedeater) as our keynote speaker. This year we are offering the most diverse array of writing workshops and opportunities in our history. We will be offering beginner and advanced workshops in Fiction Writing, Poetry Writing, Memoir Writing, Horror and Crime Writing.
For more information the website is HERE
Our faculty is led by:
• Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker-Award Winning novelist and NYT columnist Gabino Iglesias (The Devil Takes You Home [Hachette, 2022])
• Memoirist and essayist for Harper’s Bazaar, Oxford American, Washington Post Minda Honey (Heartbreak Years, [Little A Books, 2023])
• Poet, short story writer, and star of Netflix’s Swap Shop Larry Thacker (Gateless Menagerie, [University of West Virginia Press, 2021])
• Novelist and PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist Ian Stansel (Last Cowboys of San Geronimo [2017, Houghton Miflin Harcourt])
• Novelist and NEA Fellow Sarah Strickley (Incendiary Devices, [Tolsun Books, 2022])
In addition, the weekend offers a writing contest, two meals, faculty readings, open mic opportunities, and a publishing panel.
I’m really excited because this year we also offer full and partial scholarships for anyone who wants to attend but cannot afford the fee.
Tickets are $120, however I’m offering Chattanooga Writers’ Guild members s a 20% discount by using the promo code: WELOVEWRITERS