Every year we get lots of conference attendees telling us how much they enjoyed the event. We thought we’d share what some people wrote about the 2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference. If you want to see more photos visits our Facebook Fanpage and click ‘Like.’ “Without a doubt, the most high quality writers’ conference I … Continue reading
The 7th annual San Miguel Writers’ Conference begins today with two acclaimed Canadian writers kicking it off, Merilyn Simonds and Margaret Atwood. Simonds will be giving a general session address, “A Writer’s Place” at 1:30 PM and Atwood will be giving the keynote address, “Writing and Hope” at 6:00 PM. Both will take place in … Continue reading
On a familiar dark and cloud choked morning I’m marking an X near the hemline of January. I run a finger past eleven empty squares before resting on the declarative, “Mexico!” My excitement is not founded on the usual beach escape (though some sun on this translucent skin wouldn’t hurt) but rather, a creative calling. … Continue reading
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference would like to announce that Shelfstealers is one of our lead sponsors for the 2012 conference. This up-and-coming publishing company has a unique program called “Watch Our Writers” where readers can sign-up to read a writer’s novel as it progresses. By serializing the novel writers with Shelfstealers can leave their … Continue reading
The seven annual San Miguel Writers’ Conference will be offering Pitch Sessions with Literary Agents this year. These one-on-one sessions will only be available to individuals who register for a “Full Conference Package.” Each of the four literary agents joining us in February, 2012 (Elise Capron, Andy Ross, Malaga Baldi, Kathleen Anderson) comes from a … Continue reading
The seven annual San Miguel Writers’ Conference will be offering Pitch Sessions with Literary Agents this year. These one-on-one sessions will only be available to individuals who register for a “Full Conference Package.” Each of the four literary agents joining us in February, 2012 comes from a different background, and we thought it would be … Continue reading
Whether you’re visiting San Miguel for the first time or have lived here ten years don’t miss out on La Pulga, the monthly Flea Market. The in-door bazaar has everything from antique toys to handmade jewelry. La Pulga opened its doors to the community only a few months ago and already it has become a … Continue reading
Teresa Nicholas, author of Buryin’ Daddy: Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest, (University Press of Mississippi) will be joining the faculty of the 2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference. Don’t miss her ninety-minute concurrent session, “The Art of Writing the Personal Essay and the Feature Article.” Born and raised in Yazoo City, Mississippi, … Continue reading
Bill Belew started with one blogging site and now has nine different sites, each with over a million views. Some of his sites include: “Blogging Examiner”,”RisingSunOfNihon”, “TheBizOfKnowledge”, and “Greenpacks”. The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is proud to announce that Bill will be giving a ninety-minute concurrent session, ‘How To Use a Blog To Build a … Continue reading