It’s been a season of ups and downs on the conference scene. Take the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. that decided to cancel the May 2020 conference. A great deal of thought and shuffling around happened in the run-up to the conference as the C-19 virus hit. Not often does a group get a do-over but… Continue reading A “Do-over” for Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. Members! Well, Sort of …
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Details and feedback on writers’ conferences
WriterCon Conference in Oklahoma City
—WriterCon happens in Oklahoma City Sept. 4-6, 2020 at the historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel. WriterCon contest deadline is August 28. Enter as many categories as you wish for a single contest fee. Additionally, WriterCon has invited Ozark Writers Federation Inc members to attend this September conference at the early bird rate. Check out the special… Continue reading WriterCon Conference in Oklahoma City
WriterCon 2020 September Conference in Oklahoma City
WriterCon happens in Oklahoma City Sept. 4-6, 2020 at the historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel. WriterCon contest deadline is August 28. Enter as many categories as you wish for a single contest fee. Additionally, WriterCon has invited Ozark Writers Federation Inc members to attend this Sept conference at the early bird rate. Check out the special… Continue reading WriterCon 2020 September Conference in Oklahoma City
Alas! No Books in Bloom in 2020
Out of concern for the health and safety of authors, attendees, and staff, the Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation has cancelled the 15th Annual Books in Bloom Literary Festival scheduled for May 17. One of the most anticipated literary events of the Arkansas year, Books in Bloom will be sorely missed by writers and… Continue reading Alas! No Books in Bloom in 2020
OWL Cancels April Meeting
The Ozark Writers League semi-annual meeting scheduled for April 24-25 in Branson, Missouri has been cancelled, owing to the pandemic. The September meeting remains on the calendar.
OWFI Cancels 2020 Conference
The much-anticipated 2020 Oklahoma Writers Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” scheduled for May 1-2, has been cancelled in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Writing Contest, however, will proceed as scheduled. Here is the information as given by Shelley Pagach, OWFI President. Thank you for your patience as we took the necessary time to explore all our… Continue reading OWFI Cancels 2020 Conference
Get Ready for 2020 OWFI Writing Contest
Attention Writers! Now is the time to prepare your entries for the 2020 OWFI Writing Contest. The 2020 OWFI (Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Inc.) Conference is set for Friday and Saturday, May 2 and May 2 at the Embassy Suites on South Meridian Avenue in Oklahoma City. The contest entry window is open between January 1… Continue reading Get Ready for 2020 OWFI Writing Contest
TRUE LIT FESTIVAL 2019
The Fayetteville Library’s seventh annual True Lit Festival 2019 got underway on Sunday, October 20 with Melanie Benjamin’s talk, “Shining a Light on the Past.” The Festival will run through Sunday, October 27. In addition to the events held at the library, school visits take workshops and talks to local students in grades 4 to… Continue reading TRUE LIT FESTIVAL 2019
Still Time To Attend Nimrod Conference October 19, 2019
Nimrod International Journal will host its annual Conference for Readers and Writers, a day of one-on-one writing workshops, masterclasses, readings, and panel discussions at the University of Tulsa. The Conference will feature workshops on poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction,young adult, mystery, and publishing contracts, as well as one-on-one editing workshops, agent-led novel query critique sessions, readings, and panel… Continue reading Still Time To Attend Nimrod Conference October 19, 2019
Bernhardt’s WriterCon August 30, 2019
For the most part, I try to keep the posts on ArkansasWriters third-person neutral, but for this one I’m making an exception. (It is my website, after all.) Like most of my Arkansas writer colleagues, I’ve attended plenty of writers’ conferences, some of them excellent, some of them—not so much. If you’re looking for an… Continue reading Bernhardt’s WriterCon August 30, 2019