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 KWG Weekly Update
Keep up with events as they occur and watch for the
East Tennessee Writer every month!
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KWG Meeting This Thursday!
Join us for the next KWG meeting on Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater. Tennessee poets Linda Parsons Marion, Edward Francisco and Blas Falconer will be the featured speakers.
Come early and enjoy coffee and snacks. Don't forget to bring a favorite finger food to add to the treat table!
The event, which will be open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street in Fort Sanders. A $2 donation is requested at the door. The building is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave. Each poet will read from his or her work. Click here for more information.
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2012 KWG Literary Contests
Why Did These People Enter Past KWG Literary Contests?
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Ask them and see! Click Brooks Clark and Dale Mackey. Then click Pamela Schoenewaldt and Cathy Kodra! Want to know who else has entered and won the Literary Contests? Click here. Enter the KWG Literary Contests Yourself!
Recognition, satisfaction, and prize money could be yours if you enter the 2012 Literary Contests! Submissions are now being accepted. Submission deadline is, May 31 as the deadline. There are six submission categories, and you may enter as many as you like. They are: KWG Award for Fiction KWG Award for Poetry KWG Award for Creative Nonfiction The Young Writers' Poetry Prize (Open to all high school students in Greater Knoxville Area of East Tennessee, grades 9-12) KWG Award for Novel Excerpts KWG Award for One Act Play/Script Please click here to read the full guidelines.Consider Being a Contest Sponsor!
Support the literary arts in East Tennessee. Be a sponsor for the Knoxville Writers Guild 2012 Literary Contests and get a free listing on the Sponsors Page! Click here and take a look.
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Workshops
Marilyn Kallet Leads Event
Marilyn Kallet, director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Tennessee, will lead a poetry writing workshop April 14 in which participants explore language to express joy derived from the senses. The Knoxville Writers' Guild is workshop sponsor.
"O Taste and See in East Tennessee!" will consist of hands-on writing, prompts and publication advice. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 14, at Church of the Savior, 934 N. Weisgarber Rd. Cost is $25 for KWG members and $30 for nonmembers.
To sign up for "O Taste and See in East Tennessee!," go to http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/orderpaypal.htm or send your check to KWG Workshops, P.O. Box 10326, Knoxville, TN 37939-0326. To read the full story, please click here.
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Writers and Speakers
Playwrights on the Move
KWG Screenwriting and Playwriting Groups, in conjunction with the Tennessee Stage Company, New Play Festival, hosted a table reading on Saturday, March 24, from 2 to 3 PM at Theatre Knoxville, 319 N. Gay Street. Local actors read three short plays focusing on the theme "The Wrong Number" by playwrights Judy DiGregorio, Joyce Leo, and Margy Ragsdale. The reading was followed by comments and audience feedback facilitated by Tom Parkhill, Director or Tennessee Stage Company. The event was so well received that plans are under discussion to present another reading in the near future.
Writing Groups Expanding
Judy DiGregorio Speaks to Groups
Humorist Judy DiGregorio will speak at an Oak Ridge National Laboratory Brown Bag Seminar on April 12, for the UT Torch Club at the Orangery, Knoxville, on April 19, and for the Episcopal Church Women Tea at St. James Episcopal Church, Knoxville, April 21. She will also introduce Bill Landry for "An Evening with Bill Landry" at St Stephen's Episcopal Church, Oak Ridge, April 28.
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Conferences and Resources
Chesapeake Writers
KWG has received notice of the Chesapeake Writers' Conference at St. Mary's College of Maryland July 11-15, 2012. Submission deadline is May 15, 2012. Website: www.smcm.edu/summer/writing for more information. Six genres will be covered: fiction, creative non-fiction, writing for children, poetry, writing about place and food writing.
Literary Agent Resources
Good Resources for Writers - Literary Agent's resources for writers
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Writers, Opportunities
Grant Fetters
Grant Fetters' book, "How's It All Going to End" (CreateSpace, December 21, 2011) is now available for purchase through Amazon.com or from Fetters himself. The book is a different look at the end of times and the prophecies and predictions of the end of everything we know.
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Interested in submitting to Chicken Soup for the Soul?
Select the Submit Your Story link on the left tool bar and follow the directions.
Deadline: June 30, 2012
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Upcoming Programs
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April 5 - Poets Blas Falconer, Linda Parsons Marion and Ed Francisco
May 4 -- Short story writer Adam Prince and Poet Charlotte Pence
June 7 - Memoirist, novelist and journalist Bryan Charles
July 5 - Open Mic
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Submit Your News!
Send your news of readings, writers and writers' events to the KWG Weekly Update, Kelly Norrell, webmistress, at norrellmedia@gmail.com, and to the East Tennessee Writer, Alison Miller, Editor, at mrs.hey.mom@gmail.com.
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 *Is your Guild membership current?
Life gets busy, and sometimes we forget. Please update your Guild membership and rejoin your Knoxville-area circle of writers, publishers, poets, and performers. To renew, please visit http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/orderpaypal.htmIf you are unsure about your membership status, please contact the Guild's Membership Coordinator. Click here.
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Disclaimer: As a service to members, KWG shares announcements of literary competitions and publishing opportunities. If you have any questions about the listings, please contact the sponsor. Unless specifically noted, these are not KWG-sponsored projects.
The Knoxville Writers' Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at the Laurel Theatre, 16 St. and Laurel Ave., Knoxville, TN at 7:00pm. For more information about the Guild, visit www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.
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