By Michael Bishop
The benefit of any writers’ conference is the opportunity not only to listen to successful writers hold forth on topics of interest to anyone aspiring to put together memorable fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, but also to sit down and talk one on one with these generally approachable figures and also with other aspiring storytellers, poets, memoirists, etc. The Chattahoochee Valley Writers Conference (CVWC) facilitates all of these processes, and you will take away from the experience both inspiration and motivation. Writing ultimately comes down to the individual writer, yes, but in community — in conference — the individual writer finds support, new ideas, and validation. What more could you ask for?
"No Enemy but Time" won the 1982 Nebula Award for best science fiction novel for Michael Bishop. He won the 1981 Nebula for his novelette "The Quickening" (Cover art by Vincent Di Fate)
Award winning author Michael Bishop, of Pine Mountain, Georgia, has written 30 books, numerous articles for national magazines, and a collection of poetry. He is writer-in-residence at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He and his wife Jeri have a daughter and two grandchildren. His son, Christopher James Bishop, was one of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007.
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July 6, 2009 at 8:33 pm |
I agree with you on this one… Essentially writing is a lone venture… Even in co-writing, you typically sit down to write each chapter by yourself…
But there is that rush of excitement, that thrill, when you get to talk to other writers about your story, and hear about theirs.
I love the fact that in such an industry, where we all compete against each other and have to work for ourselves, there is such a strong sense of community.
July 6, 2009 at 10:38 pm |
Writing and publishing conferences are so very valuable. Every writer
and publisher needs to attend these from time to time. You come away
inspired, rejuvenated, educated and ready to write your little heart out!