Writers and Editors


"My mother, Southern to the bone, once told me, 'All Southern literature can be summed up in these words: "On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to sister."' She raised me up to be a Southern writer, but it wasn't easy."
~ Pat Conroy



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Writers' conferences, workshops, festivals, and residencies

This frankly partial list includes conferences I have gone to and found worthwhile or conferences others I know have recommended. As I learn more, I'll add more links.



Websites, organizations, and other resources

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Specialty writing, from children's books to sportswriting
Groups for writers who specialize in animals, children's books, food, gardens, family history, resumes, sports, travel, Webwriting, and wine (etc.)

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