Schedule

29th ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA WRITERS’ WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

JULY 16-19, 2026

Thursday, July 16, 2026

11:15 a.m. – noon General Registration; WVU Bookstore on site, E. Moore Hall

Noon – 12:30 p.m. Welcome Lunch E. Moore Hall, first floor

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Craft talk with Mark Brazaitis, writing exercise, and participant reading. E. Moore Hall, first floor.

2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Workshops

Poetry with Kari Gunter-Seymour—Hodges Hall, room 220

Fiction/nonfiction with Jim Daniels—Hodges Hall, room 221

Dinner (on your own).

7:30 p.m. A reading with Jim Daniels and Kari Gunter-Seymour—Brooks Hall, room G25. Reception and book signing to follow.

Friday, July 17, 2026

11 a.m.-noon: A craft talk with Dr. Sarah Morris.

Noon-1 p.m. A craft talk with Joy Priest, Brooks Hall, room G25.

1 p.m.-2 p.m. Lunch on your own.

2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Workshops

Poetry with Kari Gunter-Seymour —Hodges Hall, room 220

Fiction/nonfiction with Jim Daniels—Hodges Hall, room 221.

Dinner (on your own).

7:30 p.m. A reading with Mark Brazaitis and Dr. Sarah Morris, Brooks Hall, room G25.

Saturday, July 18, 2026

11:00-11:45 a.m. A writing exercise with WVU MFA students, Brooks Hall, room G25.

Noon-1 p.m. A craft talk with Jim Daniels, Brooks Hall, room G25.

1 p.m.-2 p.m. Lunch on your own.

2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Workshops

Poetry with Kari Gunter-Seymour —Hodges Hall, room 220.

Fiction/nonfiction with Jim Daniels—Hodges Hall, room 221

6 p.m. Dinner. Terra Café. We have the outdoor patio.

6:45 p.m.-8 p.m. Open mic reading by West Virginia Writers’ Workshop participants. (We need to conclude at 8 p.m.)

Terra Café information:

425 Industrial Ave
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 554-2233

Sunday, July 19, 2026

10 – 11:15 a.m. Panel on publishing. Learn how and where to publish your writing, Brooks Hall Room G25.

11:15 a.m. Sorrowful and sweet goodbyes.