BLUE RIDGE WILDACRES WRITERS WORKSHOP July 10-17, 2010
This week-long, residential workshop is like no other! Held on a mountain top in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, we offer the serious writer what they are looking for – a valuable learning experience with a top teaching faculty plus a variety of nighttime programs that will touch your hearts and make you laugh.
Faculty Janice Fuller & Ron Rash (Poetry), Philip Gerard & Lee Zacharias (Creative Nonfiction), Luke Whisnant (Short Story), Gail Adams (Flash Fiction), Michael Parker & Abigail DeWitt (Novel), Nancy Bartholomew (Commercial Fiction).
We have it all – beautiful rooms, delicious meals, landscaped grounds, and fantastic workshops. Each evening, we will either stimulate your mind or provide an atmosphere reminiscent of the fun you enjoyed as a child.
Three scholarships are available to serious writers ages 21-40.
We also offer a Writing Retreat on July 3-9, only for those attending the workshop.
Small classes (10 students), workshops in AM and PM alternating. Subjects: poetry, creative nonfiction, short story, flash fiction, novel, and commercial fiction.
Number of Programs/Year
2
Program Length
1 week
Group Size or S:T Ratio
100
Program Focus
Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry
Faculty
9 faculty: Janice Fuller & Ron Rash (Poetry), Philip Gerard & Lee Zacharias (Creative Nonfiction), Luke Whisnant (Short Story), Gail Adams (Flash Fiction), Michael Parker & Abigail DeWitt (Novel), Nancy Bartholomew (Commercial Fiction)
Costs
$620 workshop fee includes 7 nights shared lodging, meals, manuscript critique. $360 retreat fee (for alums or workshop participants) includes lodging & meals. Three scholarships are available.
U.S. Locations
North Carolina (Little Switzerland)
Months
July
Contact
Judi Hill
Director Wildacres Writers Workshop
233 South Elm St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
United States
Phone: 800-635-2049
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