Wednesday, July 28, 2010

ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE TOUR (DAY 1)
Clarksville, Tennessee, is a city that is rich in arts, heritage, culture, and architecture. Although some of the most treasured structures are gone, those that remain are equally magnificent. The stories they tell are of a community that began in the late 1700's as a river city, weathered the Civil War, and later became a world center for the dark fired tobacco trade.

9:00am
Tour participants meet at the Riverview Inn parking lot. The tour will begin with a brief synopsis of the sites to be visited. (Below times are approximate.)

9:45am
The Poston Building

10:15am
First Presbyterian Church

11:00am
The Crusman-Runyon Building / The Farris House

11:30am
Trinity Episcopal Church

12:00pm
LUNCH at Lovin' Spoonful Cafe

1:00pm
St. Peter A.M.E. Church

1:30pm
The Johnson-Hach House

2:30pm
Bus returns to Riverview Inn parking lot



Thursday, July 29, 2010

ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE TOUR (DAY 2)
Clarksville, Tennessee, is a city that is rich in arts, heritage, culture, and architecture. Although some of the most treasured structures are gone, those that remain are equally magnificent. The stories they tell are of a community that began in the late 1700's as a river city, weathered the Civil War, and later became a world center for the dark fired tobacco trade.

9:00am
Tour participants meet at the Riverview Inn parking lot. The tour will begin with a brief synopsis of the sites to be visited. (Below times are approximate.)

9:45am
The Hall House

10:15am
The Northington-Beach House

10:45am
The Bowling-Hughes House

11:15am
The Miller-Hestle House

12:00pm
LUNCH at The Historic Train Station

1:00pm
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

1:45pm
The Bailey-Killebrew House

2:15pm
The Watts House

3:00pm
Glenwood Park

3:30pm
Bus returns to Riverview Inn parking lot



Friday, July 30, 2010

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / WORKSHOPS
Austin Peay State University's Morgan University Center, Third Floor
(Follow Writers' Conference signs to the parking lot.)

8:45am - 9:00am
REGISTRATION - Participants sign in and receive nametags

9:00am - 10:10am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - Robert Love Taylor "Fiddle and Bow: Fiction and Family History"
B - Rheta Grimsley Johnson Presentation
C - William Gay Reading with Q&A
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock

10:30am - 11:40am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - Matthew Gavin Frank "Eating and Flying: A Food & Travel Writing Seminar"
B - Afaa Michael Weaver "Reflections on My Life as an Editor"
C - Darnell Arnoult "The Puzzling Maze of Point of View in Fiction"
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock

11:50am - 1:10pm
LUNCH - A catered luncheon with Dr. Howard Winn speaking

1:15pm - 2:25pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - David James Poissant "Going Short: How to Write the Short-Short Story"
B - Chuck Sambuchino "Everything You Need To Know About Agents"
C - Blas Falconer "The Poetic Sequence: Workshop"
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock

2:45pm - 3:55pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - Fenton Johnson "The Inspirational Fact: The Role of Research in Creative Nonfiction"
B - Beth Ann Fennelly "4 Ways Writers Can Use Sound to Make Meaning"
C - Tom Franklin "The Ten 'Aha' Moments I Have Had as a Writer"
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock



Friday, July 30, 2010

CONFERENCE BANQUET
Clarksville Country Club

5:30pm - 6:20pm
RECEPTION - "Meet the Authors" reception and book signing

6:20pm
DINNER - With keynote speaker Alice Randall



Saturday, July 31, 2010

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / WORKSHOPS
Austin Peay State University's Morgan University Center, Third Floor
(Follow Writers' Conference signs to the parking lot.)

8:45am - 9:00am
REGISTRATION - Participants sign in and receive nametags

9:00am - 10:10am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - Fenton Johnson "The Lion and the Lamb or the Fact and the Truth: Memoir as Bridge"
B - Tom Franklin "A Fiction Reading"
C - Darnell Arnoult "Brick by Brick: Scene and Narrative Structure"
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock

10:30am - 11:40am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - Beth Ann Fennelly "A Poetry Reading"
B - Chuck Sambuchino "Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal"
C - William Gay "A Reading from a Forthcoming Novel with Q&A"
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock

11:50am - 1:10pm
LUNCH - A catered luncheon with John McDonald speaking

1:15pm - 2:25pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - Matthew Gavin Frank "Barolo: A Craft Reading from the Food-and-Wine Memoir"
B - Afaa Michael Weaver "A Poetry Reading"
C - A. Scott Pearson "Reading from Rupture: A Novel"
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock

2:45pm - 3:55pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
A - David James Poissant "The Final Draft: Putting the Finishing Touches on Your Fiction"
B - Robert Love Taylor "Imaginary Music: Writing the Blues"
C - Blas Falconer "The Foundling Wheel: A Poetry Reading"
D - Appointments with literary agent Gordon Warnock