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Summer Creative Writing Conference
Schedule of Open Conference Readings:
* Monday, June 6: Julie Hensley and Linda Frost
* Tuesday, June 7: Pamela Schoenwaldt and Young Smith
* Wednesday, June 8: Chris Holbrook and Nancy Jensen
* Thursday, June 9: Julie Marie Wade and Derek Nikitas
All readings begin at 7 p.m. in Noel Studio. Free and open to the public.
Summer Creative Writing Conference 2011
This year's conference under the direction of Assistant Professor R. Dean Johnson was a great success. Read the description below of this year's conference to get an idea of what to expect in 2012.
June 6–10, 2011
Immerse yourself in creative writing for a week this June. Each student will participate in workshops discussing their and other students' original manuscripts. Further feedback on your fiction, poetry, or nonfiction is provided by conference faculty within individual conferences.Days are rounded out with group lunches and dinners. Each night also features a reading by our visiting writers. Non-credit tuition is $185 for the week, a real bargain (see bottom of page for all tuition options). A non-refundable $35 application fee is required. To apply, please submit the $35 fee and the application form to the address on the form. You will also need to submit a manuscript to the conference director at r-dean.johnson@eku.edu, no later than Saturday, May 28. The official deadline to apply is May 28. For more information email r-dean.johnson@eku.edu.
- Students and non-students are welcome.
- Download the brochure here.
- Download the application form here.
- Housing is available.
- If you are 65 years or older, the conference tuition is free!
Faculty Teaching Include:
- Linda Frost
- R. Dean Johnson
- Derek Nikitas
- Young Smith
Visiting Writers Include:
- Julie Hensley
- Chris Holbrook
- Pamela Schoenwaldt
- Julie Marie Wade
2011 Tuition
For Credit
Undergrad in-state: $263
Undergrad out-of-state: $720
Graduate in-state: $383
Graduate out-of-state: $766
Noncredit tuition is $185.
If you are 65 years of age or older you qualify for FREE tuition under the O'Donnell Scholarship
The Summer Creative Writing Conference is sponsored by the MFA in Creative Writing Program and the Department of English & Theatre.
