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2014 VQR Writers’ Conference

Special focus: Southern literature


August 7–10, 2014

The Boar’s Head Inn
Charlottesville, Virginia

Our 2014 conference is focused on Southern literature. We welcome participants from across the country and abroad who want to learn about the writing craft from our internationally distinguished faculty. Participants are encouraged to workshop writing set in the South or about Southerners, but it is not a requirement for attendance. Enrollment is based on the potential for literary excellence regardless of subject matter.


 

Plus:

Fiction Craft Lecture: Tom Franklin
Magazine-Writing Discussion: Scott Stossel, Editor, The Atlantic
Publishing Roundtable with agent and editors
Three days of readings and panels by writers and editors

Click here to view public events.


ACCOMMODATIONS

To stay at the Boar’s Head Inn at the conference rate of $165 plus taxes and fees, you must reserve your hotel room by July 18. All conference activities will be held on the Boar’s Head resort grounds.

FEES

Conference participants pay $950 (which includes box lunches and Saturday banquet). Auditors pay $800 (which includes box lunches and Saturday banquet). 

Once admitted to the conference, a nonrefundable deposit of $200 is due by July 31. The balance is due at or before registration. Payment may be made by check or credit card.

A limited number of $350 scholarships will be made available based on the potential for literary excellence.

DEADLINE

For priority consideration, please apply in one of the three genres by June 1. To be considered for a scholarship, you must apply by July 15.

 
APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply in poetry, please submit four to seven poems of no more than fifteen pages total.

To apply in fiction, please submit no more than twenty pages total. If your manuscript is excerpted from a longer work or a novel, please provide a brief summary of the project with your cover letter.

To apply in nonfiction (includes creative nonfiction and literary journalism), please submit no more than twenty pages total. If your manuscript is excerpted from a longer work, please provide a brief summary of the project with your cover letter.

Additionally, please provide a biographical statement of up to one hundred words that includes relevant information such as any notable publications and literary awards. This information is useful for assigning scholarships.

Contact: conference@vqronline.org
Or Allison Wright at 434-243-4995