Schedule
21ST ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA WRITERS’ WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
JULY 20-23, 2017
Thursday, July 20, 2017
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Literary Journal Display, Colson Hall, first floor
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. General Registration; WVU Bookstore on site, Gold Ballroom, Mountainlair
Noon – 2:00 p.m. Welcome Lunch and talk by Marc Harshman, “The Poetry of Healing,” Gold Ballroom, Mountainlair.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. A craft talk, “The Five Magic Doors to Marvelous Writing,” by Mark Brazaitis, followed by an impromptu writing exercise (dedicated to longtime WVWW participant Shann Palmer), followed by an impromptu reading of participant work. Gold Ballroom, Mountainlair.
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Workshops
High School – Natalie Sypolt, Colson Hall, room 130
Poetry—Geffrey Davis, Colson Hall, room G10
Nonfiction—Mark Brazaitis, Colson Hall, room 106
Fiction—Courtney Brkic, Colson Hall 223
Narrative Medicine—Renée Nicholson/Whit Arnold, Colson Hall G6
Dinner (on your own)—though might we suggest the Hill & Hollow Restaurant (see below)
8:00 p.m. Readings by Geffrey Davis and Mark Brazaitis, Hill & Hollow Restaurant, 709 Beechurst Avenue. Reception (featuring free Appalachian healing foods) and booksigning to follow.
Friday, July 21, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Piano Lounge, Stalnaker Hall
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Literary Journal Display, Colson Hall, first floor
10:45 a.m.-noon. A craft talk with Geffrey Davis. E. Moore Hall, first floor.
Noon – Lunch and a talk: Lorence Gutterman, MD, "Creative Writing in Healthcare: Healing with Words," Gold Ballroom, Mountainlair.
1:30-2:30 p.m. “When You Know Too Much,” Erich Grant (Wake Forest) – physician’s assistant, Gold Ballroom, Mountainlair.
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Workshops
High School—Natalie Sypolt, Colson Hall, room 130
Poetry—Geffrey Davis, Colson Hall, room G10
Nonfiction—Mark Brazaitis, Colson Hall, room 106
Fiction—Courtney Brkic, Colson Hall 223
Narrative Medicine—Renée Nicholson/Whit Arnold, Colson Hall G6
5:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Free time and dinner on your own
8:00 p.m. Readings by James Harms, David Hassler, and Renée Nicholson, Colson Hall Room 130. Reception and booksigning to follow.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Piano Lounge, Stalnaker Hall
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Literary Journal Display, Colson Hall, first floor
9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. A craft talk "Writing the Poem of Diagnosis," by David Hassler. Colson Hall, room 130.
10:30-11:45 a.m. A craft talk, "The Habits of Working Writers," by Courtney Brkic, Colson Hall, room 130.
12:00-1:15 p.m. A reading by Natalie Sypolt and WVWW high-school participants. (Free lunch—pizza—for all who attend.)
1:30-2:30 p.m. A reading by Courtney Brkic and Ann Claycomb, Colson Hall, room 130.
3:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Workshops
High School—Natalie Sypolt, Colson Hall, room 130
Poetry—Geffrey Davis, Colson Hall, room G10
Nonfiction—Mark Brazaitis, Colson Hall, room 106
Fiction—Courtney Brkic, Colson Hall 223
Narrative Medicine—Renée Nicholson/Whit Arnold, Colson Hall G6
5:15-6:30 p.m. Free time
6:30 p.m. Dinner at Mother India Restaurant: 40 High Street. (End of High Street before you reach the bridge. Mother India is in the strip mall on the left side as you’re facing the bridge.)
7:15 p.m. Open mike reading by West Virginia Writers’ Workshop participants. Location: Mother India Restaurant. (Those not signed up for the dinner are welcome to attend and participate in the reading at 7:15 p.m.)
Sunday, July 23, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Piano Lounge, Stalnaker Hall
8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Literary Journal Display, Colson Hall, first floor
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Panel on publishing. Learn how and where to publish your writing. Location: Colson Hall Room 130.
10:45 a.m.-noon. Tribute to Jamie Shumway (light snacks will be available).
Noon. Sorrowful and sweet goodbyes.