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Testimonials for the 7th Annual Writers’ Conference
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
At the San Miguel de Allende Writers Conference
Literary Agent Andy Ross recently wrote “At the San Miguel de Allende Writers Conference” in his blog and we wanted to share it with you. Andy has worked in the book business since 1972 and has been profiled in such newspapers and magazines as Publisher’s Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, Time Magazine, and the Wall Street … Continue reading
Keep in Contact with the San Miguel Writers’ Conference
The 2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference has come to an end and we’d like to thank everyone who attended the conference. This year’s event was the largest we’d put on in the seven years since the conference’s inception and we hope that everyone who participated is now busily writing. Over the next few weeks we … Continue reading
2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference Begins Today!
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
Coming to the San Miguel Writers’ Conference By Matea Kulic
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
What to Bring to the 2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference
The 7th Annual San Miguel Writers’ Conference is right around the corner. Many of you coming from the north may be wondering what you’ll need down here in Mexico. Here’s a list of items to think about. Passport: You will need your passport to exit your country of origin and to enter Mexico. Make a … Continue reading
2012 Eight Hour Intensive Workshops
This year’s intensive writing workshops are filling up. If you want a chance to work in a smaller group with a professional writer, (Separate Registration) go to our website and reserve a place before it’s too late. This year we have scheduled eleven two-day workshops for Monday and Tuesday February 20 and 21, 2012. All … Continue reading
Individual Consultations at the 2012 San Miguel Writers’ Conference
Do you have a novel that you’re itching to get some professional feedback on? Need help polishing that screenplay before you hit Hollywood? Maybe your manuscript is finished and you’re looking for advice on how to break into the online literary world. Whatever stage of a project you are in an “Individual Consolation” can be … Continue reading
The Big Speech By Kelly Daniels
The San Miguel Writers’ Conference is proud to present Kelly Daniels, the winner of the 2012 writing contest in the category of creative nonfiction. The following is the first chapter, “The Big Speech,” from his unpublished memoir, Wanted Man in California. Fall, 1982 I sat in the back row of ninth-grade Speech while a … Continue reading
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
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