The Real Writer

Deadlines for Mid-Atlantic Arts Support for Artists in Maryland, Delaware, US Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION

SUPPORTS ARTISTS RESIDENCIES

September 15, 2010

October 1, 2010

January 15, 2011

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation annually supports regional artists in residence at The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA. Residencies support writers, composers, and visual artists.

The visiting artist is provided with a private studio, room and board, and the company of other artists from around the nation, for an intensive period of self-guided creative exploration and development.

In addition to sponsorship support, a small travel subsidy is awarded to the selected artist. Artists must apply directly to the appropriate colony. Application materials are available on the websites listed below.

Artists in Delaware, Maryland, the US Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia may apply to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. www.vcca.com.

VCCA Deadlines: September 15, 2010 and January 15, 2011

Artists in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania may apply to the Millay Colony.

www.millaycolony.org

Millay Deadline: October 1, 2010

Contact Us email: annmidatlanticarts.org

www.midatlanticarts.org

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference

THE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD LITERARY CONFERENCE, INC.

Professional Literary Advice from Top Editors and Consultants

Many writers—from the aspiring to the established—already know about the impressive highlights of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference coming up this October 25 in Rockville, Md. Registrants will have the opportunity to learn from such pros as Elmore “Dutch” Leonard, Susan Cheever, George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, and many others. Writers can participate in workshops with subjects ranging from novel structure to the relationship between authors and publishers.

For the first time, the Fitzgerald Conference offers writers the opportunity of a one-on-one meeting with a literary magazine editor (Gettysburg Review, Narrative, Blackbird) or literary consultant Amy Holman. This is an opportunity for aspiring authors to sit face-to-face for 20 minutes discussing your manuscript in a scheduled appointment.

How it works:
· once you’ve registered for the conference, you can sign up for an appointment with the consultant of your choice for only $30.
· you’ll have the opportunity to submit your manuscript (Fiction 12-15 pages; Poetry 5-7 pages) – the deadline is Saturday, October 11.
· during the conference, you’ll sit down with the literary consultant and discuss your work.

It’s that easy. This is a rare opportunity to get face time with a professional. The consults will be offered during the morning and afternoon workshop times, so no one will miss Elmore Leonard, Laura Lippman, Michael Dirda, George Pelecanos, or Susan Cheever.

Participating editors include …

· Mark Drew of The Gettysburg Review
· Gregory Donovan of Blackbird
· Patricia Schultheis of Narrative.
· Mary Flinn of Blackbird
· Amy Holman, literary consultant

Space is limited, so what are you waiting for?

Register today at www.montgomerycollege.edu/potomacreview/fscott/ or call (301) 309-9461.

These consultations are first come, first scheduled—so act now. First register for the conference, then your manuscript must be received by October 11 (Fiction 12-15 pages, Poetry 5-7 pages).

F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “Action is character.” Take action now to participate in this exciting event. Learn more about the literary consultants below and choose the best fit for you.

Dodge Poetry Festival in New Jersey

Historic Waterloo Village in Stanhope, New Jersey will be re-opened especially for the audiences of up to 20,000 expected for the 12th biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, which will run from Thursday, September 25 through Sunday, September 28, 2008.

Join poets Chris Abani, Coleman Barks, Taha Muhammad Ali, Coral Bracho, Billy Collins, Lucille Clifton, Mark Doty, Martín Espada, Joy Harjo, Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Edward Hirsch, Jane Hirshfield, Ted Kooser, Maxine Kumin, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Linda Pastan, Charles Simic, C.D. Wright, Franz Wright and dozens of other accomplished poets, musicians and storytellers for four days of poetry and music beside the Musconetcong River and among Waterloo Village’s lawns, trees, and landmark historic buildings.

http://www.dodgepoetry.org/

A Different Kind of Writers' Conference

Takes place April 5, 2008 in Washington, DC.

The Second Annual Conversations and Connections will help you get the connections and information you need to take your writing — and publishing — to the next level.

This year’s keynote speaker is Mary Gaitskill, author of the novels Veronica and Two Girls, Fat and Thin, and the story collections Because They Wanted To and Bad Behavior.

Panelists are experts in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, making connections, using the web, marketing, and everything in between. Over 30 literary magazines will be represented. Get the real deal straight from the editor’s mouth: your $45 registration fee includes the Friday night reading, full day Saturday conference, plus face-to-face “speed dating” with literary magazine editors, a subscription to the lit mag of your choice, and a book by featured speakers.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE.

Full schedule, with breakout sessions and panelist information, coming soon!

Conference site: Conversations and Connections

Two, Count 'Em, TWO Upcoming Poetry Festivals

It's an embarrassment of riches poets and poetry fans - here are two fabulous upcoming poetry festivals - both local, one planned by Yours Truly. Come on out and show your love for the art!

First Day Poetry Bash - Creative Alliance - Baltimore, MD

Creative Alliance celebrates the New Year with a wildly diverse day of words and music. Join Charm City Kitty Club stars Rahne Alexander and Lucky Baltimore, Underground Poetry Godfather Blaster Al Ackerman and literary luminaries Stan Plumly, Clarinda Harriss, Michael Salcman, and Linda Joy Burke. Throw in the Baltimore Improv Group, CA Resident Artist and beatbox master Shodekeh (and so many more fabulous people we can't list them here) and you've got one awesome creative community all gathered under the Patterson's roof for an epic day of poetry, in the spirit of the annual marathon festival at St. Mark's Church in NYC.

Big plus: It's all to benefit Creative Alliance's Arts Education programs.

DO NOT miss this incredibly cool start to 2008!!

Details: January 1, 2008, 11 am - 5 pm

Cost: $5 per person

www.creativealliance.org

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness - Washington, DC

You are invited to our nation’s capital for a festival that celebrates our great tradition of poetry of witness and resistance.

Split This Rock Poetry Festival will feature readings, workshops, panel discussions on poetry and social change, youth programming, films, parties, walking tours, and activism—a unique opportunity to hone our activist skills while we assess and debate the public role of the poet and the poem in this time of crisis.

As citizens and artists, our obligation has never been greater. We call on poets of conscience to move to the center of public life as we forge a visionary new arts movement for peace and justice.

Featured poets: Chris August, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Melissa Best (aka Princess of Controversy), Robert Bly, Kenneth Carroll, Grace Cavalieri, Lucille Clifton, Joel Dias Porter (aka DJ Renegade), Mark Doty, Martín Espada, Carolyn Forché, Brian Gilmore, Sam Hamill, Joy Harjo, Galway Kinnell, Stephen Kuusisto, Semezhdin Mehmedinovic, E. Ethelbert Miller, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Alix Olson, Alicia Ostriker, Ishle Yi Park, Sonia Sanchez, Patricia Smith, Susan Tichy, Pamela Uschuk, and Belle Waring.

www.splitthisrock.org

Mid-Atlantic Writing Conference

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Inc.

October 13, 2007
8am-8:30pm
Rockville, MD

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Inc., is a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation of the literary arts. Every October, the organization hosts a day-long conference in Rockville where Fitzgerald summered with his family and where he worked on many of his manuscripts. This event is an opportunity for Baltimore and Washington area writers to work with some of the best instructors, authors and professionals in writing today. This conference is open to the public and registration is required.

The 12th Annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference writing workshops cover many genres and topics, and feature leaders who represent an international consortium:

Making Your Novel Sparkle with Leslie Pietrzyk
The Writing Life with Sharmila Chauhan
Young Adult Fiction with Margaret Blair
Poetry with Carly Sachs
Street to Page…Hip Hop to Poetry with Courttia Newland
Creative Non-Fiction and Sports Writing with Larry Moffi
Screenwriting with Kerric Harvey
Breaking That Block with Mimi Ghez
Clues for Mystery Writers with Donna Andrews
Short Fiction with Alix Ohlin

Special guests and panelists include Jay Parini, Jackson Bryer, Susan Coll, Richard Allan Davidson, Suzanne Fisher, and Judy Hruz, to name only a few.

The conference culminates with the presentation of the Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature to Pulitzer Prize winner William Kennedy. Wiliam Kennedy has been awarded with a National Book Critics Circle Award, a MacArthur Foundation grant and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has written novels, non-fiction, plays and children's fiction.

For information, please contact: FSFConference@gmail.com

TO REGISTER: www.peerlessrockville.org/FSF

Registration: $85 per person. (discounts available for seniors, students, early registration)

New York Round Table Writers' Conference

THE THIRD ANNUAL NEW YORK ROUND TABLE WRITERS' CONFERENCE, APRIL 13 AND 14, FEATURES AN INTERVIEW WITH AWARD WINNING AUTHOR, RICHARD FORD.

The Small Press Center: The New York Center for Independent Publishing is sponsoring the Third Annual New York Round Table(R) Writers' Conference, to be held Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14 at 20 West 44th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues in midtown Manhattan, in the landmark building of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen. Among the featured writers taking part will be award-winning authors Richard Ford, who will be interviewed about his distinguished writing career on Saturday, April 14, and Colson Whitehead, who will be the keynote lunchtime speaker on Friday, April 13.

Focusing on the business and career of writing, the conference, now in its third year, has built up a considerable reputation for quality instruction from knowledgeable publishing insiders. The Conference features programming on a variety of literary and publishing topics, including workshops in online publishing, marketing, public relations, query letters, book proposals, the writing process, memoirs, and independent publishing. The Conference also provides an opportunity to meet top-notch editors and literary agents.

Last year's Writers' Conference was a vibrant and informative event that featured such authors, agents, editors and publishers as: Jonathan Ames, Greg Godek, Nuala O'Faolain, Sigrid Nunez, Denise Oswald (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), Jennifer Robinson (Simon Spotlight Entertainment), Paul Slovak (Viking), Laurel Touby, Rachel Vater, Sean Wilsey, and Lou Young.

This year's Conference will again feature a host of authors, editors, publishers and literary agents who will be on hand to discuss publishing opportunities, and the craft and process of writing. Keynote speakers for the Conference include Colson Whitehead, author of The Intuitionist and John Henry Days, and Richard Ford, known for his critically acclaimed works The Sportswriter and its award-winning sequel Independence Day. His latest novel in this trilogy, The Lay of the Land (Knopf), was recently released.

Registration for the conference is now available online at writersconferencenyc.org . The cost of the conference is $250 for one day and $350 for both. There will be an early-bird discount until March 15: $225 for one day and $325 for both.

The Small Press Center: The New York Center for Independent Publishing was established in 1984 to help independent publishers reach a wider audience for their books, and to provide information and draw public awareness to the offerings of these presses. The Center encourages excellence and free expression in publishing through workshops, lectures, book fairs, exhibits, and it's Reference Center on Writing and Publishing.

The New York Round Table(R) Writers' Conference registered trademark of the Small Press Center, an educational program of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen.