2010 Yoknapatawpha Summer
Writers’ Workshop

Friday, June 18th - Sunday, June 20th

Write in Oxford, Mississippi, the town that William Faulkner made famous. This summer, the University of Mississippi is hosting a three–day summer creative writing workshop in fiction and non fiction. Find out why so many authors live and write here!

The program features everything; workshops, lectures on craft, panel discussions on publishing and acquiring agents, book signings, readings, and fried southern catfish at its finest.

Featured faculty include fiction writers Sean Ennis, Scott Morris, M.O. Walsh, best-selling non-fiction author Neil White, and Publicist Stella Connell.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

The Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers’ Workshop is designed to give and fiction and creative non fiction writers experience in the art of writing. The workshop features writing advice, exercises, and personal critiques, as well as readings, panels, and talks on craft. By the end of the three days in Oxford, participants should emerge with improved writing skills, as well as a greater appreciation for the journey a work makes from the intial thought process to printed page.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Date: Friday, June 18, 2010, through Sunday, June 20, 2010

Time: Registration will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 18. The workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. each morning and end at approximately 10:00 p.m. each evening except for Sunday, June 20, when the workshop will end at approximately 3:30 p.m..

Location: The Yoknapatawpha Writers’ Workshop will be held at The Depot at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and other locations as needed. Click here to see the location of The Depot

Enrollment: Registration is open to anyone interested in writing. Pre–registration is required. Check back soon for more registation infomration.

Note: Dress is casual and comfortable.

SCHEDULE

All events are held in The Depot, unless otherwise indicated.

Friday, June 18
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Registration
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Welcome and Workshop Introduction M.O.  “Neal” Walsh
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Reading and Writing Assignments
12:00 p.m.	Lunch on your own or pre-order a box lunch for an addtional fee.
12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Writing Workshop Scott Morris
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.	Readings by Neil White, Scott Morris, and Sean Ennis
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Cocktail Hour, upstairs at City Grocery Bar on the Square
6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.	Dinner on your own
7:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.	Craft Talk: Scott Morris
9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.	Open Mic Readings at Boure Hosted by M.O. Walsh
Saturday, June 19
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.	MFA’s, Online Workshops, and Getting an Agent: Sean Ennis and M.O. Walsh
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Writing Workshop Scott Moris
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.	Lunch on your own
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.	The Publicist’s Point of View: Stella Connell
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.	Catfish Dinner Taylor Grocery (Meet vans at the Depot, behind the Ford Center)
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.	Book Release Party/Reading for M.O. Walsh (at Off Square Books)
9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.	Open Mic Readings at Bouré
Sunday, June 20
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Craft Talk: Neil White
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.	Writing Workshop Scott Morris

LODGING

A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Inn at Ole Miss. Please contact the hotel directly at 1-888-486-7666 or 662-234-2331 or click here to make your reservation online. Be sure to mention this workshop to receive a room from our block. Participants are responsible for their lodging expenses.

TRANSPORTATION

The Memphis International Airport is approximately 80 miles (1 hour and 15 minutes’ drive) from The University of Mississippi. If shuttle service is desired, please contact Barbara Thompson at 662-915-5811 or noncred@olemiss.edu. The cost for a one–way shuttle is $85.00; for round trip, fare is $130.00.

WRITING SAMPLE

Please submit by e-mail a writing sample by Monday, June 7th. Material received by then will be reviewed and discussed during the fiction workshop sessions. If you must use regular mail, please send copies, not your originals. To insure that all participants are given the opportunity to have their writing reviewed during the workshop, we may accept only up to 12 double–spaced pages of fiction per participant. Please attach the files as Microsoft Word documents and send to Barbara Thompson (bthompso@olemiss.edu).

To send your writing sample in the mail, please use the address listed below.

For more information, please contact:

Yoknapatawpha Summer Writer's Workshop
ATTN: Barbara Thompson
P.O. Box 879
The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677-0879

Phone: 662-915-5811
Fax: 662-915-5138
Email: bthompso@olemiss.edu