KWG Weekly Update

  

 

KWG Meeting June 7!   

Bryan Charles

 

By Scott Brooks 
Novelist and memoir writer Bryan Charles, author of "There's a Road to Everywhere Except Where You Came From," (Grove Press, Open City Books), one of Library Journal's best nonfiction books of 2010, will speak to the Knoxville Writers Guild on Thursday, June 7.

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.

Novelist Michael Chabon called Charles' book "a sneakily disturbing, disarmingly profound, casually devastating memoir, taut and adept, that cracked me up even at its saddest moments, and broke my heart almost without my quite noticing."  Charles will talk at the upcoming KWG meeting about his life-changing journey from a small town in Michigan to the fall of the World Trade Center before landing in Knoxville. Charles will share his experiences and how it affects his creativity. To read more, click http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/
Read about Charles' in Metropulse!  Read about him here, too:
http://theresaroadtoeverywhere.tumblr.com/.

Enjoy Snacks with Us. Bring Treats Too! 

At KWG meetings, we enjoy snacks and conversation before and after the meeting! Please join us in this convivial time. Bring a finger food or snack with you if you can. Everyone will say thank you! 

 2012 KWG Literary Contests

 

Join a longstanding East Tennessee literary tradition and enter the 2012 KWG Literary Contests! The deadline for entries has been extended until midnight, June 30. Click here for information.

KWG Literary Contest Judges are (top, l-r) Art Stewart, Ed Sullivan, Pamela Schoenewaldt (bottom) Amy Green, Jay Searcy, Lisa Soland

Meet the judges for the 2012 KWG Contests! They are:
Poetry: Art Stewart
Plays: Lisa Soland
Non Fiction: Jay Searcy
Fiction: Pamela Schoenewaldt
Novel Excerpts: Amy Greene
Young Writers Poetry: Ed Sullivan

Read about each judge! Click here: http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/contestjudges.htm


Recognition, satisfaction, and prize money could be yours if you enter the 2012 Literary Contests!  The new submission deadline is June 30.

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.

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.

 Read about writers' workshops offered by the Writers' Workshop of Asheveille NC and Charlotte, NC.  Click  http://www.twwoa.org/

 

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.htm

If you are unsure about your membership status, please contact the Guild's Membership Coordinator. Click here.

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.

 

 

 To become a Knoxville Writers' Guild member or to renew your membership, go to www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/member.htm.  Membership is $30/year, $15/students.