Clarksville, Tennessee, was a pivotal center of the Southern Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s. 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 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 Nineteenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference.
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Thank you to all who attended our 2023 conference! We hope you will make plans to join us for the Nineteenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, scheduled for June 5 - 7, 2024.
Below is information from last year's conference. Please stay tuned to our website and social media for updates about our exciting lineup in 2024. In the meantime, we invite you to take part in our Clarksville Writers Contest.
Clarksville Writers Conference
Laurina Isabella Lyle, Conference Chair
PO Box 555
Clarksville, TN 37041
writers@artsandheritage.us
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Directions to Austin Peay State University
601 COLLEGE STREET, CLARKSVILLE
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All conference presentations and workshops will occur at the Art + Design Building on the campus of Austin Peay State University, located at 601 College Street in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Click on the images at left for maps to Austin Peay State University and the Art + Design Building, or enter your address in the form for detailed directions.
FROM I-24 W, take Exit 4 to Clarksville. Turn left onto US 79 / Wilma Rudolph Blvd. Continue following Wilma Rudolph Blvd for approximately 6.5 miles as it becomes College Street. Austin Peay State University will be on the right.
FROM TN-13/TN-48 N, turn left onto US-41A Bypass (Riverside Drive) to Clarksville. After approximately a mile, turn right onto College Street. Austin Peay State University will be on the left.
The Art + Design Building is located on the corner of Jackson Alley and Henry Street on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
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Directions to F&M Bank
50 FRANKLIN STREET, CLARKSVILLE
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Thursday evening's banquet will be held at F&M Bank's The Franklin Room, located at 50 Franklin Street in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Click on the image at left for a map to F&M Bank, or enter your address in the form for detailed directions.
FROM AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY, turn right onto College Street. Travel approximately 0.2 miles, then turn left onto N Second Street. After approximately 0.1 miles, turn right onto Franklin Street. F&M Bank will be on the left.
The Franklin Room is located on the fifth floor of F&M Bank.
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Parking
Clarksville Writers Conference attendees may park at Lots 8, 47 or 9 on the campus of Austin Peay State University on Thursday, June 8, and Friday, June 9. The Art + Design Building is on the corner of Henry Street and Jackson Alley. View the APSU Parking Map.
For the banquet at F&M Bank's Franklin Room on Thursday, June 8, attendees may park in the F&M Bank parking lot (50 Franklin Street), as well as any of the metered spaces on the street or nearby lots after business hours. Parking in downtown Clarksville is free after 5pm.
Accommodations and Things to Do
We welcome out-of-town conference participants and hope your stay here is as comfortable as possible. Please visit our Convention and Visitor's Bureau for information about area attractions, accommodations and restaurants.
Our conference hotel, Hampton Inn & Suites, is located less than 15 minutes from Austin Peay State University and offers accommodations to Clarksville Writers Conference attendees for a discounted rate of $114/night (plus tax). To take advantage of this special rate, please book your room no later than May 23 by visiting the Hampton Inn & Suites website, entering your arrival and departure dates, clicking the Special Rates button, entering "CWC" in the Group Code field, and clicking the red Check Rooms & Rates button. You may also call the hotel directly at (931) 378-6070 and ask for the CWC Group Block.
HUDUBAM Booktraders is partnering with us to sell books at this year's conference. Find out more about HUDUBAM at www.hudubam.com.
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