Category: Sewanee

July 18, 2007

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference

>The annual Sewanee Writers’ Conference began yesterday and runs to the 29th. I’ve had two wonderful Sewanee experiences, in 2004 and 2006, and I…
February 12, 2007

>Sewanee Writers’ Conference

>If you’re looking for a writers’ conference for this summer, you can’t do better than the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, which this year will be…
August 1, 2006

>Reflections on Sewanee

>It may be too soon to offer “reflections” on my experience at this year’s Sewanee Writers’ Conference, but if not now, when? The conference…
July 30, 2006

>Sunday Miscellany

>House of Smoke and Fog. So as I mentioned yesterday, the farewell party was Saturday night (and well into this morning). The band was…
July 29, 2006

>Sewanee–Day Twelve

>It’s Saturday, the last day of the conference. My workshop met for the final time this morning and then there was some time off…
July 28, 2006

>Sewanee–Day Eleven

>We had readings this morning from Shannon Cain, Tom Hunley, Elizabeth Kadetsky (Scholars) and Rachel Cline, Chuck Erven and Chelsea Rathburn (fellows), followed by…
July 28, 2006

>Sewanee–Day Ten

>As expected, time has sped up and we are reeling toward the conclusion of the conference. This morning we had readings by scholars Anna…
July 27, 2006

>Sewanee–Day Nine

>The Staff readings at 9am were terrific: Sam Esquith, who read part of a novel set in Mali (he’s a former Peace Corps Volunteer),…
July 26, 2006

>Sewanee–Day Eight

>As usual, we started with a scholars reading: Greg Downs, Marie Manilla and Ron Riekki. Although Greg and Marie were very good, we’ll all…
July 25, 2006

>Sewanee–Day Seven

>Back in full swing today after a slow Sunday. The scholars reading at 9am were Jen Chang, Nicola Mason and Cliff Garstang (that would…