Secluded: A Virtual Writing Conference
Let's get together and share our work!
Featured talks
Not sure what to watch? Here are some talks you won't want to miss.
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Dawn Manning, Jeni Wallace & Daniel Wallace
Conference Welcome and Kickoff
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Traci Brimhall Keynote Speaker
We Are Homer: Collaboration in Poetry
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How to Become a Productive Writer: Evidence-Based Productivity Planning Strategies for Creative Writers and Academics
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Andrea Barilla & Kate Cumiskey
Out Here, Deliberately: Career Options for MFA Graduates
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Jeni Wallace & Daniel Wallace
Coffee Break
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Jeannette Bookseller, Unin Ave Books
THE ILLUSION OF LEAVING
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Reading from the New Novel, The Song of Life
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Character First Plotting
Live and prerecorded sessions, online happy hours, coffee hours, and more!
Secluded: A Virtual Writing Conference is delivered entirely online. Dip in and watch the specific talks you are interested, and watch the replays of ones you miss!
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4 days
50 authors
9 categories
Readings by University of New Orleans Poets, celebrating the publication of On A Wednesday Night: Poems from the Creative Writing Workshop at the University of New Orleans (Kay Murphy, Editor)
02 July 2020, 09:00 PM
Gina Ferrara, Jeff Grieneisen, Nathaniel Kostar, Dawn Manning, Kay Murphy, Sarah Rae & Tara Waudby
Conference Welcome and Kickoff
30 June 2020, 01:30 PM
Dawn Manning, Jeni Wallace & Daniel Wallace
John Vanderslice Reads from Nous Nous, a Novel forthcoming in Spring 2021
02 July 2020, 06:30 PM
John Vanderslice
Art and Advocacy in Times of Crisis
03 July 2020, 07:00 PM
Orchid Tierney & Elæ
Fiction, Poetry, Non-fiction, Craft Talks, Publishing, Pedagogy, and more...
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Workshops to Explore for After the Conference
The Business of Publishing
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The Fun Stuff: Happy Hours and Coffee Shops
Creative Readings
Keynote Talks
Craft Talks
The Business of Writing, and Writing as a Business
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