Longleaf Writers' Conference @ Seaside, Florida
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States
Conference
TUITION / COST:$2199 WITH HOUSING, $1199 if you want to find your own lodging.
SCHOLARSHIP:Available
Teacher, Veteran, Local, and URG Fellowships and Scholarships available for poetry, fiction, cnf, screenwriting. Visit https://longleafwritersconference.com/ to apply!
CONTACT: Seth Tucker
PHONE: 303-868-3873
EMAIL: longleafwritersconference@gmail.com
WEBSITE: https://longleafwritersconference.com/
Longleaf Writers' Conference is an annual literary conference beginning every year in the second week of May. This conference provides lectures, workshops, seminars, readings, and social events in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplay, and mixed genres, all with nationally recognized writers. We offer open scholarships for teachers, underrepresented groups, veterans, and a large number of full fellowships! https://longleafwritersconference.com
The longleaf pine has a shallow root system, allowing it to grow tall; this unique tree is responsible for the unique environment of lake and dunes abundant in South Walton, Florida, where the Longleaf Writers Conference has been held since 2013. We like the fact that without the wide and thirsty root system, there would be no gulf-side beaches or dunes. We feel that the wide roots of literature and creativity do the same for our humanity.
2024 features Pulitzer and NBA winner ADAM JOHNSON
poet and essayist MAGGIE SMITH
BETH (Bich Minh) NGUYEN (prose, CNF)
DEAN BAKOPOULOS (prose, screenwriting)
MATT BONDURANT (prose)
MARK WINEGARDNER (prose)
MELISSA GINSBURG (poetry)
SETH BRADY TUCKER (poetry)
VANDANA KHANNA (poetry)
MARTHA WYDYSH (agent, Trident Media)
ANJALI SINGH (agent, Ayesha Pande Literary)
Become a part of our legacy with alumni such as Rebecca
Makkai, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Carlos Ruffin, Brian Turner, Jill McCorkle, Andre Dubus III, Beth Ann Fennelly, Tom Franklin, Snowden Wright, Jennine Capo Crucet, Vandana Khanna, Chris Offutt, Antonya Nelson, Jen Percy, Diane Roberts, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Barrett Warner, Kara van de Graaf, Sandra Gail Lambert, Anton DiSclafani, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, and many many more.
SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS are open for applications from August to January so get on our list to receive reminders!
MORE: Join us for a full week of writing workshops, seminars, consultations, school outreach programs, beach bonfires, social events. The LWC takes place on the panhandle of Florida in Seaside (where The Truman Show was filmed), and all events take place steps from the white sand and bright blue waters one would only find in the Caribbean. We have created a space of luxury and inspiration for all levels of writers and poets to join in a festival that celebrates writing, networking, and honing our craft in a beautiful setting among future friends. Don't miss out! LWC is special. www.longleafwritersconference.com
Contact: Seth Tucker or Matt Bondurant at longleafwritersconference@gmail.com with further questions.
Faculty
Featured Writers Include:
2024 features Pulitzer and NBA winner ADAM JOHNSON
poet and essayist MAGGIE SMITH
BETH (Bich Minh) NGUYEN (prose, CNF)
DEAN BAKOPOULOS (prose, screenwriting)
MATT BONDURANT (prose)
MARK WINEGARDNER (prose)
MELISSA GINSBURG (poetry)
SETH BRADY TUCKER (poetry)
VANDANA KHANNA (poetry)
MARTHA WYDYSH (agent, Trident Media)
ANJALI SINGH (agent, Ayesha Pande Literary)
2023: Rebecca Makkai, Kwame Dawes, Michael Farris Smith, Derrick Harriell, Erika Krouse, January Gill O'Neil, Wendy Rawlings, agents from NY as well as incredible Fellows and Scholars.
2022: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Maurice Ruffin, Nickole Brown, David James Poissant, Jessica Jacobs, Katy Simpson Smith, Adam Vines, Annie Hwang and many more, along with directors Seth Brady Tucker and Matt Bondurant.
PAST: Rebecca Makkai, Brian Turner, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Diane Roberts, Seth Brady Tucker, Matt Bondurant, Wendy Rawlings. Rebecca Makkai,Jill McCorkle, Andre Dubus III, Beth Ann Fennelly, Tom Franklin, Jennine Capo Crucet, Vandana Khanna, Chris Offutt, Antonya Nelson, Jen Percy, Anton DiSclafani, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, many more.
Genres
Poetry, Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Screenwriting
Seaside Academic Village
Location
174 Watercolor Way, Suite 103 #266
Santa Rosa Beach
Florida, United States
32459
Longleaf Writers' Conference @ Seaside, FL
Join us May 11-18, 2024!
2024 features:
Pulitzer and NBA winner ADAM JOHNSON
poet and essayist MAGGIE SMITH
BETH (Bich Minh) NGUYEN (prose, CNF)
DEAN BAKOPOULOS (prose, screenwriting)
MATT BONDURANT (prose)
MARK WINEGARDNER (prose)
MELISSA GINSBURG (poetry)
SETH BRADY TUCKER (poetry)
VANDANA KHANNA (poetry)
MARTHA WYDYSH (agent, Trident Media)
ANJALI SINGH (agent, Ayesha Pande Literary)
and MANY MORE!
For over ten years, the Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside, Florida, has provided fellowships and scholarships for under-represented groups, veterans, and teachers, and has welcomed award winning writers like Rebecca Makkai, Brian Turner, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Kwame Dawes, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and many more to our shores. Our conference is founded on the concept of community and inclusion and just happens to take place each May on one of the best beaches in the US. Join Pulitzer and NBA winner Adam Johnson, poet and essayist Maggie Smith, Beth Nguyen, Dean Bakapolous, Matt Bondurant, Melissa Ginsberg, Vandana Khanna, Seth Brady Tucker, and many more agents, editors and emerging writers for a week of what has been called, "the closest thing to a vacation and writing retreat that a conference can be!" Or, join alumni like Jennine Capo Crucet, Blake Sanz, David James Poissant, and scores more by applying for our scholarship or fellowship program by January 10th!
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Don't miss out! LWC is special. www.longleafwritersconference.com