San Miguel Writers' Conference
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Spotlight Jennifer Clement
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is pleased to announce that author, Jennifer Clement, will be part of the 2012 faculty. On Friday February 17, she will lead a concurrent, ninety-minute session, “It Is A Delicious Thing To Write: Poetry Workshop.” Participants will do in-class exercises as well as discuss persona, the senses and synesthesia, dialogue, … Continue reading
Spotlight Laurie Gough
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is excited to announce that Laurie Gough will be joining us again for the 2012 conference. This year Laurie will be leading a ninety-minute workshop, “Introduction to Travel Writing” where she’ll discuss the various types of travel writing, how to write to catch your readers’ attention, and how to get … Continue reading
Spotlight Franny Billingsley
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is proud to announce that award winning novelist Franny Billingsley will be part of our faculty at the seventh annual conference in 2012. She will be leading a ninety-minute concurrent session, “Elements of Voice: How Teen Characters Announce Themselves on the Page” where she explores narrative voice in young adult … Continue reading
Spotlight Béa Aaronson
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is excited to announce that Béa Aaronson will be part of the faculty at our seventh annual event. In a ninety-minute workshop, “Bea’s Beyond Boundaries: Weird & Wonderful Writing Workshop – The Workshop That Can Change Your Life!” she will explore the creative act of writing. Béa was born in … Continue reading
Spotlight Wayne Grady
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is pleased to announce that author Wayne Grady will be joining us this February 2012. Wayne will be leading a concurrent session “Creative Nonfiction: Writing Character.” The workshop will explore various forms of creative non-fiction such as memoir and the personal essay with a focus on how to change real … Continue reading
Spotlight Sharon Robinson
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is excited to announce that Sharon Robinson will be joining us this year for our seventh annual conference. Sharon will be giving an address “Testing the Ice: A Family Legacy” during the morning general session Sunday February 19, 2012. Sharon was born in New York. She did her undergraduate study … Continue reading
Spotlight Michael K. Schuessler
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is proud to announce that author Michael K. Schuessler will be coming to the seventh annual conference. On February 17, 2012 at 9AM, Schuessler will be giving a general session address: “Two U.S. Women and the Mexican Cultural Renaissance: Alma Reed, ‘La Peregrina’ and Frances ‘Paca’ Toor.” Schuessler did his … Continue reading
Spotlight Kristen Iversen
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is pleased to announce that Kristen Iversen will be joining us again in February 2012. This year she will be teaching a ninety-minute concurrent session, “Vital Lies: How Much Can You Invent in Creative Nonfiction?” as well as leading an intensive creative nonfiction workshop, “Must I Tell the Reader Everything? … Continue reading
Spotlight Elena Poniatowska
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is pleased to announce that celebrated author Elena Poniatowska will be joining us for the seventh annual conference. On Saturday February 18, 2012 she will be giving a keynote address, “The Literature That Rises From The Streets: Writing is like life,” at 6:00 PM in the Real de Minas Ballroom. … Continue reading
Spotlight Margaret Atwood
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is pleased to announce that acclaimed author Margaret Atwood will be coming to the seventh annual conference. Her keynote address, “Writing and Hope,” will be given in English and simultaneously translated into Spanish on Thursday, February 16, at 6:00 PM. She will also be participating in a panel discussion on … Continue reading
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