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Sanibel Island Writers Conference
Established
2006
Program Description
Morning writing exercises & workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, songwriting, YA lit & screenwriting; afternoon panels; manuscript conferences; nightly readings/signings & concerts with Ann Hood, Alastair Moock, and Joyce Maynard
Programs/Year
1
Program Length
4 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio
175
Program Focus
Humor, Journalism, Nature, Screenwriting, Travel, Publishing, Marketing, Children's, Non-fiction, Young Adult, Poetry, Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction
Faculty
2018 Lineup: Steve Almond, Andrea Askowitz, Julianna Baggott, Emily Black, Brock Clarke, John Dufresne, Tod Goldberg, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Major Jackson, Steve Kistulentz, Tom McAllister, January O'Neil, Jane Roper, Darin Strauss, and more!
Costs
Students $300. BIG ARTS Members $400. General public $500. Optional manuscript consultation $100. Small-group workshop $100.
U.S. Locations
Sanibel Island, Florida
Months
November
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Contact
Tom DeMarchi
Director
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
Florida Gulf Coast University Department of Language & Literature
Fort Myers, FL 33965
United States
Phone: 239-590-7421
E-Mail:
Director
Sanibel Island Writers Conference
Florida Gulf Coast University Department of Language & Literature
Fort Myers, FL 33965
United States
Phone: 239-590-7421
E-Mail:
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