Historic Clarksville, Tennessee
HOME TO THE GREAT "SOUTHERN RENAISSANCE WRITERS"

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, Allen Tate. Additional writers, Cleanth Brooks, Ford Maddox 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 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 that enriched the American Scene.

In that great tradition, we offer you the 2011 Clarksville Writers' Conference.

Conference Writing Workshops and Presentations
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JULY 14-15, 2011

Twenty-four writing workshops/presentations will be presented at Austin Peay State University in the Morgan University Center. This year we are honored to have William R. Ferris, Darnell Arnoult, Sarah Blackman, Blas Falconer, Beth Ann Fennelly, Tom Franklin, William Gay, Amy Greene, Rheta Grimsley Johnson, David James Poissant, Stephanie Pruitt, John Pursley III, Chuck Sambuchino, Gordon Warnock, Meredith Sue Willis and Amy Wright.

A plate luncheon with desert, tea and coffee will be served in the conference wing ballroom each day. Refreshments are served all day. Book signing is set up in the conference lounge. White linens, flowers and attendants ensure that your time with us is pleasurable.

Consultations with literary agents Gordon Warnock and Lindsey Clemons are free to anyone attending the conference presentations and workshops on July 14 and/or July 15. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.

Keynote Banquet with the Authors
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011

A banquet will be held at the Clarksville Country Club featuring keynote speaker William R. Ferris, co-editor of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, chairman emeritus of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and author or editor of over ten books including Local Color and Images of the South: Visits with Eudora Welty and Walker Evans. Authors will sign their books and be available to meet you at our "Meet the Authors" reception from 6:00pm to 6:45pm. Dinner is at 6:45pm. Enjoy a social event with your favorite authors in a beautiful setting with fine food.