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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Today’s post is part of a series written in conjunction with the Senior Memoir Writing Workshops taught earlier this year by writing coach and workshop leader Bonny C. Millard. Knoxville Writers’ Guild sponsored the workshops, funded with a grant by the East Tennessee Foundation. The Visit By Darrell R. Gooding I was in my […]
Today’s post is part of a series written in conjunction with the Senior Memoir Writing Workshops taught earlier this year by writing coach and workshop leader Bonny C. Millard. Knoxville Writers’ Guild sponsored the workshops, funded with a grant by the East Tennessee Foundation. Mrs. Zelma By Cathy Whitehead I lament her […]
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 […]
Rhea Carmon: Poet, Performer, Mentor & KWG Member Stunning performance poet, math teacher, mentor, and mother, new KWG member Rhea Carmon is making an outsized contribution to the lives, the arts, the souls and the academic futures of Knoxville youth, and is at the forefront of women’s slam and performance art in our community. Consider: […]