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Writing Festival Visiting Guest Artist Series
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The Douglas Anderson Writers’ Festival is under construction.
This world-class literary event features a full day of hands-on writing workshops conducted by nationally and internationally acclaimed authors. Workshops will be offered in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, playwriting, and publication.
Festival History
Since 1994, the Douglas Anderson Writers’ Festival has been funded by the Douglas Anderson Writers’ Guild, a not-for-profit group of parent boosters for the Douglas Anderson Creative Writing Department.
The mission of the Douglas Anderson Writers’ Festival is to provide hands-on, craft-oriented workshops with professional writers and scholars, furnishing an invaluable creative opportunity for the emerging writers of our community. The overarching purpose of the festival is to provide exposure to the diversity of writing in the literary professional world and to provide students with time, space and encouragement to contemplate and practice the art of creative writing.
In the past, featured presenters have included novelists Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, and George Saunders, as well as poets Billy Collins, Tracy K. Smith, and Richard Blanco, to name a few.
Meet the Writers
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Mission and Goals
Festival Goals:
The festival seeks to bring together writing students of all ages and stages. Working with scholars and professional authors is the hallmark of Douglas Anderson Writers’ Festival, but there are additional goals as well. The integration of “student” writers from all parts of our community makes the project exciting and far-reaching.
Our Mission:
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To open a writing dialogue in a supportive environment that is stimulating and enlightening for all attendees.
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Allow participants to learn more about literary writing, not just what sells.
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Inspire festival goers to be critical consumers of the writing that is on the market.
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Inspire festival goers to write and read with a heightened awareness of what makes good writing – writing that survives the test of time.
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Allow attendees the opportunity to participate in workshops with internationally renowned writers.
All proceeds for the festival go to support educational programming and guest artist experiences for the Creative Writing Department of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
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Contact Information
For information regarding the event including ticket sales, contact our event sponsors,
The Writers’ Guild Boosters, Inc. at dawritersguild@gmail.com.