AIW’s 31st Writers’ Conference–New Realities: The (R)evolution of Writing and Publishing : Keynote Speaker, Jill McCorkle
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Jill McCorkle is a professor in the MFA in Creative Writing program at NC State. She has taught at UNC-Chapel Hill, Tufts University and Brandeis, where she was the Frannie Hurst Visiting Writer. She was a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Creative Writing at Harvard for five years where she also served as chair of the creative writing program. She was one of the original core faculty members of the Bennington College MFA program and is a frequent instructor at the Sewanee Summer Writers Program.
A member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, McCorkle has the distinction of having published her first two novels on the same day in 1984. Since then, she has published three other novels and three collections of short stories. Five of her eight books have been named New York Times notable books. Her stories have appeared in The Atlantic, Ploughshares, Oxford American, Southern Review and Bomb Magazine, among others. Two of her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories and several have been collected in New Stories from the South. Her story, “Intervention,” is in the most recent edition of the Norton Anthology of Short Fiction.
McCorkle has received the New England Book Award, The John Dos Passos Prize for Excellence in Literature and the North Carolina Award for Literature. Aside from published fiction, her essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Books Review, The Washington Post, The News & Observer, Southern Living, Real Simple and the American Scholar.
She lives with her husband in Hillsborough.
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Regular Registration (May 11-June 11, 2010 – full conference including lunch and evening reception)*
Regular Registration includes not only the full conference, but also the Continental Breakfast, Awards Luncheon, and admission to the Reception at the end of the event. All registered attendees also have the option to sign up for two (2) one-on-one agent meetings at no extra charge on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Member, $275
- Nonmember, $340
- Conference plus 1-year regular membership, $375
- Conference plus 1-year student/senior membership (ID required), $350
- Add the Group Agent Breakfast (conference registration is required)
- Member, $35
- Nonmember, $50
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Saturday Keynote & Awards Luncheon Only*
Lunch includes a selection of boxed lunches of gourmet sandwiches and wraps, as well as a variety of juices and soft drinks. Vegetarian and vegan options are available. Please contact the AIW office at 202-775-5150 to report any special dietary needs.
- Member, $50
- Nonmember, $75
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Saturday Reception Only*
The Reception includes a wide variety of hot and cold h’ors d’oeuvres, soft drinks, and a cash bar. Vegetarian and vegan options are available. Please contact the AIW office at 202-775-5150 to report any special dietary needs.
- Member, $35
- Nonmember, $50
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* Annual AIW Writers Conference Refund Policy: For conference registrations canceled on or before Monday, May 24, 2010, we will refund your registration, less a $50 processing fee. No part of the fee is refundable for cancellations made on or after Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
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