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After Words: Writers' Week 2022, held Monday, November 7 — Friday, November 11. |
So you’ve done your writing. You’ve read something inspiring. What comes next? What are we left with in the space after reading or completing a work of literature? How can written work outlast us as writers, affect us as readers, and inspire us to action when words are no longer sufficient? These are the questions we are asking in this year’s Writers’ Week Conference, themed: After Words.
Each year, we invite writers and literary professionals from outside the department to come to UNCW for a week of readings, workshops, and craft talks in both poetry and prose. Creative Writing classes are cancelled during the week to allow students to attend Writers’ Week events. With rare exception, all events are free and open to the public, with no registration or ticketing required. Everyone in the UNCW community is invited and encouraged to come and participate with us November 7th-November 11th.
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We are honored to present in a special Buckner event National Book Award Finalist and Keynote Imani Perry. Author Josina Guess will also headline the reading and conversation, and we will celebrate the release of Lookout Books' acclaimed anthology, Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclamation in a Time of Pandemic, edited by Valerie Boyd. 7 p.m. | Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
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2022 Writers' Week Schedule
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2022 Schedule:
| Monday, November 7 |
| 9:30 am | Morning Pages with Sayantani Dasgupta (Zoom: ID 88053374312; PW 112022) | Azalea Coast Room |
| 11:00 am | Craft Talk with Peter Constantine, “Finding a Voice Along the Way: Translating from Draft to Finish” | Azalea Coast Room |
| 2:00 pm | Craft Talk with literary agent Anjali Singh, “The Art of the Query Letter” | Azalea Coast Room |
| 7:00 pm | Jennifer Tseng & Peter Constantine Reading | Lumina Theater |
| Tuesday, November 8 |
| 9:30 am | Morning Pages with Taylor Salvetti (Zoom: ID 88053374312; PW 112022) |
Azalea Coast Room |
| 11:00 am | Jennifer Tseng, “Mixed Feelings” | Azalea Coast Room |
| 2:00 pm | BFA Reading featuring Campbell Idol, Holly Walker, Jenna Johnson, Barret Giehl, Sayer Kirk, Savannah Schulze, Ally Kapasakis, Hogan Stroud, Nitya Budamagunta | Azalea Coast Room |
| 7:00 pm | Bradford/Neidermann Broadside Series Launch celebrating the publication of Jason Bradford's Stellaphasia, and featuring poet Lisa Low and artist Ryan Kaune (Zoom: ID 87426391077; PW 112022) | Lumina Theater |
| Wednesday, November 9 |
| 9:30 am | Morning Pages with Dave Gentry (Zoom: ID 88053374312; PW 112022) |
Azalea Coast Room |
| 11:00 am | Craft Talk with Lisa Low, “Reorienting the Audience through Ars Poetica” | Azalea Coast Room |
| 2:00 pm | Same River Alumni Reading Series Launch featuring Emma Bolden, Jonathan Russell Clark, Alexa Doran, Martha Lundin, Anna B. Sutton & Gabriella Tallmadge | (virtual via Zoom: ID 86046476910; PW 112022) |
| 3:30 pm | Printer's Workshop (CRW students only; registration required) | see schedule poster |
| 7:30 pm | An Evening with David Sedaris | Kenan Auditorium (ticket required) |
| Thursday, November 10 |
| 9:30 am | Morning Pages with JT Smith (Zoom: ID 88053374312; PW 112022) |
Azalea Coast Room |
| 11:00 am | Craft Talk with Josina Guess, “Building a Writing Community” | Azalea Coast Room |
| 2:00 pm | Editorial Panel for Bigger Than Bravery featuring Josina Guess |
Azalea Coast Room |
| 7:00 pm | Buckner Reading & Book Launch for Bigger Than Bravery with Imani Perry & Josina Guess | Lumina Theater |
| Friday, November 11 |
| 9:30 am | Morning Pages with Rebecca Lee (Zoom: ID 88053374312; PW 112022) | Azalea Coast Room |
| 10:30 am | Craft Talk with Imani Perry, “Tussling with My Sword in My Hand” | Azalea Coast Room |
| 12:00 pm | Table Talk Panel led by Melissa Crowe, Michael Ramos & Nina de Gramont, “Self Care for Writers” | Azalea Coast Room |
| 2:00 pm | Singer/Songwriter Performance by The Heavy Hearts Community Group | Kenan Hall Lecture Hall, KE 1111 |
Check out our lineup of featured speakers!
