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Summer Nightsun
Writers Conference
In Historic Downtown Frostburg
July 26-29, 2012
Registration Deadline
July 10, 2011!
 The
Frostburg Center for Creative Writing is happy to announce the fourth
annual Summer Nightsun Writers Conference scheduled to be held
Thursday, July 26, through Sunday, July 29, in downtown Frostburg, MD.
The conference will feature workshops with Andy Duncan, (sci-fi, fantasy,
and horror), Gerry LaFemina, (poetry) and Michael Alexander (screenwriting).
The weekend will also include readings by participants
and workshop faculty and special guests.
The program will provide participants with
workshop opportunities, individualized attention and feedback to their
work, as well as to initiate a larger writing community and craft session.
The workshop is designed to generate new material and publications, and
to hone the craft of creative writing.
The cost for participation is $250.00 plus
accommodations and some meals. There will be an opportunity for a one-on-one
faculty conference for an additional cost of $25.00.
Click on the registration
form for information about area hotels, and to apply! Registration
deadline is July 10!
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| Gerry
LaFemina, Poetry |
| Michael
McAlexander, Screenwriting |
| Andy
Duncan; Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror |
| Sandra
Beasley, Creative Nonfiction |
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Costs & Offerings
For $250 tuition students receive:
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| A weekend to study with published
writers and to workshop, design, and generate new material and
to receive feedback for finished works. |
| Opportunity for a one-on-one faculty conference
for an additional cost of $25.00. |
| The weekend includes a reading
of participant work as well as faculty readings. |
| Thursday dinner lunches and receptions
included. |
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