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Words & Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans
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Website
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www.wordsandmusic.org/index.html
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Year Established
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1990
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Program Description
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Includes discussions of trends in contemporary life & literature,hands-on workshops, master classes, manuscript critiques; "Faulkner for All" black tie gala presentation of gold medals, cash prizes to Faulkner-Wisdom Creative Writing Competition winners.
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Number of Programs/Year
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1
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Program Length
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5 days
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Group Size or S:T Ratio
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250
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Program Focus
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Publishing, Fiction, Screenwriting, Marketing, Non-fiction, Autobiography/Memoir, Poetry
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Faculty
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2016: Includes National Book Award winners
Julia Glass, Adam Johnson; Journalist and
fiction editor Jorge F.Hernandez; humorists Roy Bount, Jr.and Harrison Scott Key; poets Mark Yackich, Roger Kamenetz, and Peter Cooley; and 16 top agents and editors.
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Costs
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Writer Tuition Package, $475. Discounts for early bird registration. Add-on special events are $25-$150.
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U.S. Locations
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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Months
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November
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Sponsor's Facebook Page
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www.facebook.com/wordsandmusicinNewOrleans
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Contact
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Rosemary James
Director
Words & Music, Inc.
632 Pirate's Alley
New Orleans, LA 70116
United States
Phone: 504-586-1612
Fax: 504-522-9725
E-Mail: FaulkHouse@aol.com
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