Our creative time as writers most often takes place in front of our computer screen. Words flow easily one day, come to a screeching halt the next. Story plots form and reform in our minds. Characters behave differently than we expect from their profile we so carefully prepared. Only my office dog hears my exasperation—as if shouting does any good!
Every year I escape to writers’ conferences to share frustrations and even successes with those other amazing people who understand—other writers! However, the virus challenge of 2020 encourages social distancing and disrupts event dates especially those early in the year. Check for conferences that may conduct the event online.
Below are some current plans for area conferencing. I included conferences that area writers attend. Please send any new information you have on upcoming writer events or any updates to those listed below to hswc1@cox.net, subject line: Writers Conferences.
Please include:
*Conference name/location of event/event hotel
*Date(s): Original Event Date and/or Rescheduled Event Dates, if applicable
*Contact information/website
Writers’ Conferences:
OWFI (Oklahoma Writer’s Federation)
Conference for May 2020 is cancelled
Rescheduled for (tentative) Apr 29 -30 and May 1, 2021
Watch for updates including a possible virtual event this summer
76th Annual Arkansas Writers’ Conference
Hilton Garden Inn North Little Rock, AR
Original Date: June 6, 2020
Rescheduled: August 1, 2020
Contact: AWC Director Brenda Iannacone, (505) 960-5014
bdiannacone@aol.com
54th Annual Ozark Creative Writers
Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Eureka Springs, AR
October 8 - 10, 2020
www.ozarkcreativewriters.com
15th Annual Books in Bloom Literary Festival
Original date: May 17, 2020
Cancelled
1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa Eureka Springs, AR
www.booksinbloom.org
Kansas Authors Club
2020 State Writing Conference & Convention
Oct. 2, 3, & 4, 2020
Colby, Kansas
20 TWENTY Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference
August 20 – 23, 2020
Embassy Suites Nashville South/Cool Springs
Franklin, TN
www.killernashville.com
Women Writing the West 26th Annual Conference
October 15-18, 2020
The Antlers Hotel
Colorado Springs, CO
www.womenwritingthewest.org/conference
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