Clarksville, Tennessee, was a pivotal center of the Southern Renaissance of the 1920's and 30's. Writers of the era living in Clarksville included Robert Penn Warren, Evelyn Scott, Caroline Gordon and Allen Tate. Additional writers, including Cleanth Brooks, Ford Madox Ford, Donald Davidson, Katherine Ann Porter, Robert Lowell, Andrew Lytle, Malcolm Cowley, Frances and Brainard Cheney and others gathered to write and discuss their work at "Benfolly," Tate's and Gordon's home overlooking the banks of the Cumberland River. Their Clarksville home became a Mecca for writers of the Southern Renaissance, and from that site poured literature which enriched the American scene. In that great tradition, we offer you the Ninth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference.
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The Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council, in partnership with Austin Peay State University and the Tennessee Arts Commission, is pleased to present the Ninth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, June 6 - 7, 2013.
Join us for this fun, affordable and talent-laden conference, featuring two days of writing workshops and presentations, a keynote banquet with the authors, manuscript consultations, query letter critiques and more! This year we are honored to host:
- Frye Gaillard, writer-in-residence at the University of South Alabama and author or editor of over twenty books, including Cradle of Freedom: Alabama and the Movement That Changed America and The Books That Mattered: A Reader's Memoir;
- Janine Boldrin, freelance journalist for Military Spouse magazine and author of e-book The Thinking Spouse's Guide to Military Life;
- Debbie Carter, literary agent with New York-based Muse Literary Management;
- Beth Ann Fennelly, award-winning poet (Unmentionables, Open House, Tender Hooks) and co-author of forthcoming novel The Tilted World;
- Tom Franklin, New York Times bestselling author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, co-editor of anthology Grit Lit: A Rough South Reader, and co-author of forthcoming novel The Tilted World;
- Rheta Grimsley Johnson, journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the memoirs Hank Hung the Moon and Enchanted Evening Barbie and the Second Coming;
- Gina Panettieri, literary agent with Connecticut-based Talcott Notch Literary Services;
- Dale Ray Phillips, short story writer and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated collection My People's Waltz;
- Adam Ross, author of 2010 New York Times Notable Book Mr. Peanut and short story collection Ladies and Gentlemen;
- Chuck Sambuchino, editor of Writer's Digest's Guide to Literary Agents and author of Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript and Create Your Writer Platform;
- Ann Shayne, former editor of book review BookPage and author of novel Bowling Avenue and Mason-Dixon Kitting: The Curious Knitter's Guide;
- George Singleton, author of often humorous short story collections and novels, including Stray Decorum, Work Shirts for Madmen and Pep Talks, Warnings, And Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom And Cautionary Advice For Writers
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