Sewanee Writers' Conference
@sewaneewriters.bsky.social
sewaneewriters.org
For three decades, the Sewanee Writers' Conference has helped talented writers better understand their craft.
For three decades, the Sewanee Writers' Conference has helped talented writers better understand their craft.
Read Natalie Villacorta's new craft essay, "The Reality Effect," on techniques to employ writing autofiction! Find it on our website!
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Read Natalie Villacorta's new craft essay, "The Reality Effect," on techniques to employ writing autofiction! Find it on our website!
Don't be scared of the big, omniscient, third-person narrator! In her craft essay "Third-Person Omniscient Narration: Be the God of Your Stories," Sakinah Hofler explores techniques, examples, and offers writing prompts to introduce third-person narration into your fiction.
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Don't be scared of the big, omniscient, third-person narrator! In her craft essay "Third-Person Omniscient Narration: Be the God of Your Stories," Sakinah Hofler explores techniques, examples, and offers writing prompts to introduce third-person narration into your fiction.
Come live and write with us in Sewanee! The Department of English & Creative Writing's is seeking applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Poetry position! Apply by Nov. 3.
September 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Come live and write with us in Sewanee! The Department of English & Creative Writing's is seeking applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Poetry position! Apply by Nov. 3.
SWC is publishing craft essays! We accept submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and playwriting and pay contributors a flat $500 to publish essays online. Writers do not have to be associated with the conference to submit. Deadline Oct. 15. Link can be found on our Instagram!
September 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
SWC is publishing craft essays! We accept submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and playwriting and pay contributors a flat $500 to publish essays online. Writers do not have to be associated with the conference to submit. Deadline Oct. 15. Link can be found on our Instagram!
True or true: One @lacymjohnson.bsky.social is the actual GOAT. (Sorry, goat-goats 🐐, but it’s true.)
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July 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
True or true: One @lacymjohnson.bsky.social is the actual GOAT. (Sorry, goat-goats 🐐, but it’s true.)
#sewaneewriters
#sewaneewritersconference
#sewaneemagic
#mformotherfuckin
#sewaneewriters
#sewaneewritersconference
#sewaneemagic
#mformotherfuckin
True or false: This goat looks precisely how we all feel at this point in the conference
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July 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
True or false: This goat looks precisely how we all feel at this point in the conference
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July 25, 2025 at 4:54 AM
July 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
All the world’s a stage, and all the #sewaneewriters merely karaoke stars. 🎤
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July 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
All the world’s a stage, and all the #sewaneewriters merely karaoke stars. 🎤
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#sewaneemagic
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July 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We are just the tiniest bit happy to be back…
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July 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
We are just the tiniest bit happy to be back…
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July 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We're floored by the talent joining us this summer for the 2025 Sewanee Writers' Conference!
Congrats to all of these fabulous writers. You're amazing on the page, and we can't wait to meet you in person!
Congrats to all of these fabulous writers. You're amazing on the page, and we can't wait to meet you in person!
June 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We're floored by the talent joining us this summer for the 2025 Sewanee Writers' Conference!
Congrats to all of these fabulous writers. You're amazing on the page, and we can't wait to meet you in person!
Congrats to all of these fabulous writers. You're amazing on the page, and we can't wait to meet you in person!
SWC has started publishing craft essays as a resource for the larger writing community! We'd like to give a HUGE thanks to the Arts Build Communities grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission that made this venture possible.
#craftessays #writers #playwriting #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
#craftessays #writers #playwriting #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
June 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
SWC has started publishing craft essays as a resource for the larger writing community! We'd like to give a HUGE thanks to the Arts Build Communities grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission that made this venture possible.
#craftessays #writers #playwriting #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
#craftessays #writers #playwriting #fiction #nonfiction #poetry
Lydi Conklin's 'Songs of No Provenance' is out today! Lydi was a Walter E. Dalkin Fellow in 2024, and we couldn't be happier for them. Check out their socials to learn more about book tour dates and other events!
#sewaneewritersconference #book #pubday #songsofnoprovenance #lydiconklin #writers
#sewaneewritersconference #book #pubday #songsofnoprovenance #lydiconklin #writers
June 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Lydi Conklin's 'Songs of No Provenance' is out today! Lydi was a Walter E. Dalkin Fellow in 2024, and we couldn't be happier for them. Check out their socials to learn more about book tour dates and other events!
#sewaneewritersconference #book #pubday #songsofnoprovenance #lydiconklin #writers
#sewaneewritersconference #book #pubday #songsofnoprovenance #lydiconklin #writers
We are featured in Garden & Gun's "What's Happening in the South" as the Tennesee event of the summer!
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May 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We are featured in Garden & Gun's "What's Happening in the South" as the Tennesee event of the summer!
gardenandgun.com/articles/wha...
gardenandgun.com/articles/wha...
Some of our wonderful 2025 faculty and beloved staff members are participating @ AWP, and we couldn't be more excited! 🤩
See you in LA!
See you in LA!
March 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Some of our wonderful 2025 faculty and beloved staff members are participating @ AWP, and we couldn't be more excited! 🤩
See you in LA!
See you in LA!
We are going to LA! Join us for our alumni reception on Friday, March 28, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Gold Ballroom 4 at the JW Marriott!
Also, don't forget to swing by our book fair table (#423) with the Sewanee Review and Sewanee School of Letters. Can't wait to see you there!
Also, don't forget to swing by our book fair table (#423) with the Sewanee Review and Sewanee School of Letters. Can't wait to see you there!
March 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We are going to LA! Join us for our alumni reception on Friday, March 28, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Gold Ballroom 4 at the JW Marriott!
Also, don't forget to swing by our book fair table (#423) with the Sewanee Review and Sewanee School of Letters. Can't wait to see you there!
Also, don't forget to swing by our book fair table (#423) with the Sewanee Review and Sewanee School of Letters. Can't wait to see you there!
Today is March 1! That means it is the LAST DAY TO APPLY to come hang out with us this summer!
It is a quick app! You still have time! Go go go!
sewaneewriters.org/apply
It is a quick app! You still have time! Go go go!
sewaneewriters.org/apply
March 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Today is March 1! That means it is the LAST DAY TO APPLY to come hang out with us this summer!
It is a quick app! You still have time! Go go go!
sewaneewriters.org/apply
It is a quick app! You still have time! Go go go!
sewaneewriters.org/apply
PLAYWRITING
Cusi Cram
Adrian Einspanier
Talene Monahon
Jesús I. Valles
Cusi Cram
Adrian Einspanier
Talene Monahon
Jesús I. Valles
January 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
PLAYWRITING
Cusi Cram
Adrian Einspanier
Talene Monahon
Jesús I. Valles
Cusi Cram
Adrian Einspanier
Talene Monahon
Jesús I. Valles
NONFICTION
Eula Biss
Jaquira Díaz
Melissa Febos
Lacy M. Johnson
Eula Biss
Jaquira Díaz
Melissa Febos
Lacy M. Johnson
January 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
NONFICTION
Eula Biss
Jaquira Díaz
Melissa Febos
Lacy M. Johnson
Eula Biss
Jaquira Díaz
Melissa Febos
Lacy M. Johnson
POETRY
Cortney Lamar Charleston
Tarfia Faizullah
Donika Kelly
Nate Marshall
A. E. Stallings
Felicia Zamora
Cortney Lamar Charleston
Tarfia Faizullah
Donika Kelly
Nate Marshall
A. E. Stallings
Felicia Zamora
January 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
POETRY
Cortney Lamar Charleston
Tarfia Faizullah
Donika Kelly
Nate Marshall
A. E. Stallings
Felicia Zamora
Cortney Lamar Charleston
Tarfia Faizullah
Donika Kelly
Nate Marshall
A. E. Stallings
Felicia Zamora
FICTION
Chris Bachelder
Venita Blackburn
Kirstin Chen
Vanessa Hua
Holly Goddard Jones
R.O. Kwon
Leigh Newman
Kirstin Valdez Quade
Akhil Sharma
Luis Alberto Urrea
Chris Bachelder
Venita Blackburn
Kirstin Chen
Vanessa Hua
Holly Goddard Jones
R.O. Kwon
Leigh Newman
Kirstin Valdez Quade
Akhil Sharma
Luis Alberto Urrea
January 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
FICTION
Chris Bachelder
Venita Blackburn
Kirstin Chen
Vanessa Hua
Holly Goddard Jones
R.O. Kwon
Leigh Newman
Kirstin Valdez Quade
Akhil Sharma
Luis Alberto Urrea
Chris Bachelder
Venita Blackburn
Kirstin Chen
Vanessa Hua
Holly Goddard Jones
R.O. Kwon
Leigh Newman
Kirstin Valdez Quade
Akhil Sharma
Luis Alberto Urrea
Good news comes in threes, right? Well here we go!
1. We’ve been busy building a pretty new website for y’all, so give it a browse! While you’re there…
2. Find all the info you need to APPLY NOW for the 2025 conference, open through March 1!
3. Read up on our 2025 faculty! AKA…
1. We’ve been busy building a pretty new website for y’all, so give it a browse! While you’re there…
2. Find all the info you need to APPLY NOW for the 2025 conference, open through March 1!
3. Read up on our 2025 faculty! AKA…
January 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Good news comes in threes, right? Well here we go!
1. We’ve been busy building a pretty new website for y’all, so give it a browse! While you’re there…
2. Find all the info you need to APPLY NOW for the 2025 conference, open through March 1!
3. Read up on our 2025 faculty! AKA…
1. We’ve been busy building a pretty new website for y’all, so give it a browse! While you’re there…
2. Find all the info you need to APPLY NOW for the 2025 conference, open through March 1!
3. Read up on our 2025 faculty! AKA…