Member Spotlight – Linda Parsons
We are happy to announce our inaugural, monthly member spotlight — a new KWG feature and member benefit.
This month’s spotlight – Linda Parsons
A Workshop to Remember
Q&A with Bonny Millard, leader of 6/16/18 KWG Workshop, “Digging for Gold: Using Life’s Moments for Story Building” KWG: You are a seasoned writer. Do you still attend other writers’ workshops? Why or why not? Millard: Yes, when I have time. I used to attend those weekend two-day conferences, but unfortunately many of them have […]
Jeannette Brown and her upcoming character development workshop: Characters are People, Too.
Turning flat characters into authentically round ones requires several critical considerations. This is a fiction writing skill that Jeannette Brown has studied and applied. Her KWG workshop is Sunday May 19 10:00 am until noon. Jeanette has been writing fiction for decades, and along the way, whether she’s writing or reading fiction, she has discovered […]
A Generous Poet’s Triumph over Pain
Poet Rhea Carman will lead a workshop Saturday, April 14. Recently, she was willing to discuss what her workshop participants can look forward to: KWG: As a poet, one of your themes is contending with pain and utilizing poetry to help deal with pain. How did this become a focus for you? Did you discover […]
Spring and Poetry are in the Air
Seven p.m. April 12th, come listen to and discuss poetry created by two of our region’s premier poets: Liam Hysjulien and Marilyn Kallet. This program will be part of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild monthly gathering which has been rescheduled to the second Thursday of the month in order to honor Knoxville’s legendary poet Nikki Giovanni […]
Exclusive Conversation with Poet and Educator Jesse Graves
This Saturday March 17th, Jesse Graves will lead a narrative poetry workshop, sponsored by the KWG. Our recent interview with Jesse–see below–reveals his expansive mindset on poetry, learning, and East Tennessee. Jesse Graves grew up in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, a community his ancestors settled in the 1780s. He is an Associate Professor of English and Poet-in-Residence […]
Meet Nina Martyris, International Journalist, Knoxville Resident, & Your March Speaker
Last week, I caught up with our March 8th speaker: NPR regular contributor, Nina Martyris: KWG: In Mumbai, formerly Bombay, you were the books editor for the Times of India and then in 2009 you left to move to Knoxville and begin your career as an international freelance journalist. Why Knoxville? Has working out of […]
Writer and Workshop Leader Caitlin Hamilton Summie Sheds Some Light on Short Stories
Saturday February 17th, writer Caitlin Hamilton Summie will lead a Knoxville Writers’ Guild sponsored workshop: What Works for Short Stories. The following short interview with her provides a glimpse of the possibilities awaiting this weekend’s workshop participants. KWG: You’re leading a KWG workshop on short story writing. As you began developing as a short story writer, […]
February First Come out to the Guild Meeting and Support the 2017 Writing Contest Winners
Seven pm Thursday February 1st will be the Guild’s monthly meeting. At this program, we will announce the winners of the Guild’s Fall 2017 Writing Contest. The winners will be in attendance to read their works. Contestants entered their work in several categories: poetry, literary nonfiction and literary short fiction. There was also a Young […]
This Saturday’s Workshop Instructor, Bob Mayer, Has 70 Novels to His Name: The Below Interview Reveals Some of His “Plotting” Tendencies
Bob Mayer has published over 70 books, hitting bestseller lists in the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, with four titles hitting #1 on Kindle’s Science Fiction list. He graduated from West Point, and commanded a Green Beret A-Team. His presentations have engaged audiences in over a thousand organizations in […]