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 […]
James Cantu, was last year’s first to misspell. This year he turned the tables and won after ten rounds by correctly spelling the word “locofoco.”
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 […]
I caught up with novelist Julia Watts the other day to get a sense of her notions on her upcoming KWG program (11/2/17). A really interesting exchange developed on good story beginnings, critiques, and guild programing: DREWS: Can a good book have a bad or even average beginning? WATTS: Absolutely! Some books are “slow […]
In 2002 and in front of a global TV audience, 13-year-old Pratyush Buddiga correctly spelled the word “prospicience,” a noun which means “the act of looking forward.” As a result of his steely nerves, hyper-adept memory, and spelling acumen, Pratyush won the National Spelling Bee. At that time, was he looking forward to a collegiate […]
Bee a Champ! If you enjoy spelling challenges, we hope you are considering competing in the Knoxville Writers’ Guild Second Annual Spelling Bee on Thursday September 7. Let’s say you are the person in your household whom everyone asks how to spell words that range syllabically from “feral” to “apocryphal” and you deliver the right […]
The Knoxville Writers’ Guild will host its second annual Adult Spelling Bee on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 201 East Third Avenue, Knoxville. Some pine away for the next World Series or SEC Championship while others cannot wait until the next Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship aired on ESPN […]
Put these great KWG events on your calendar! KWG offers an acclaimed literary speaker and a writing workshop each month, plus other community-wide events. Here are the Programs, Workshops and Events through December: Programs are open to all, a $2 donation requested. Most workshops are $50 for non-members, $30 for members, $15 for students. Click […]
A full house enjoyed the Knoxville Writers’ Guild Spelling Bee Sept. 7! Audience members watched the spellers prevail or falter as they tackled the great words of literature! Cash prizes for winners, about 30 gifts donated by merchants and writers, and delicious consolation prizes given by Magpie’s Bakery and Union Ave books added to […]