Fourth Annual Clarksville Writers' Conference
July 10 - 12, 2008
Historic Clarksville, Tennessee - Tennessee's Fifth Largest City



JOIN US FOR:

  • A new tour
  • A keynote banquet
  • 16 workshops / presentations

Our presentations and workshops are valuable to writers and interesting to readers. This fun, affordable, and talent-laden conference is presented at Austin Peay State University, the Clarksville Country Club, and includes a new tour of historic downtown Clarksville churches and other historic sites.


WE OFFER:

  • Two days of excellent writing workshops and presentations, including two lunches with an author speaking, for 165.00 (both days) or 85.00 (one day)
  • A banquet at the Clarksville Country Club with keynote speaker John Seigenthaler, Sr., for 40.00
  • A tour of beautiful historic Clarksville churches and other historical sites, followed by a play at the Roxy Regional Theatre, for 50.00


LEARN FROM:

  • John Seigenthaler, Sr., renowned journalist, editor, publisher and current host of WNPT's "Word on Words"
  • Tracy Barrett, author of numerous young adult books, such as Anna of Byzantium, and Regional Advisor (Midsouth) with the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
  • Sonny Brewer, author of The Poet of Tolstoy Park and editor of Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe: An Anthology of Southern Writers
  • Leigh Anne Couch, poet, managing editor of The Sewanee Review and author of Houses Fly Away
  • Blas Falconer, poet, creative writing teacher and author of The Perfect Hour and A Question of Gravity and Light
  • Joe Formichella, author of The Wreck of the Twilight Limited and Murder Creek: The "Unfortunate Incident" of Annie Jean Barnes
  • Suzanne Hudson, author of novels In a Temple of Trees and In the Dark of the Moon, and short story collection Opposable Thumbs
  • Barry Kitterman, editor, playwright, professor of literature and author of The Baker's Boy
  • Bert Randall, philosophy professor, religious scholar and author of Holy Scriptures as Justification for War
  • Karen Spears Zacharias, author of After the Flag Has Been Folded and the forthcoming Where's Your Jesus Now?


DEVELOPED BY:

  • Patricia Winn, Conference Chairman
  • Katie Kennedy, Registrar
  • Jean Gilbert, Banquet Chairman
  • Minoa Uffelman, Tour Chairman


PRESENTED BY:

  • Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council
    Diane Batson-Smith, Executive Director


ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE (FOR WRITERS' CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS ONLY):

A discounted lodging package at Riverview Inn, a luxury hotel located in historic downtown Clarksville, is available for Clarksville Writers' Conference participants only. Call toll-free at 1-877-487-4837 to make reservations. Pay $74.00 per night plus tax, running July 10-12, 2008 (breakfast included). www.theriverviewinn.com