Dr. Elaine A.Fox, Administrator, fox@unca.edu or
call 828/232-5122
"A year and a half ago I found myself in a predicament: I wanted to apply
to MFA Creative Writing Programs but had never taken a creative writing class.
Luckily I stumbled upon the Great Smokies Writing Program, which provided me
with invaluable feedback on my writing, membership in a discerning community of
writers, and a much deeper understanding of my craft. Thus armed, this
fall I will happily begin pursuing my MFA."
Jennifer Fawkes, MFA candidate, Hollins University Program in Creative Writing
The Great Smokies
Writing Program is a joint effort between the UNCA departments of Literature and
Language, Creative
Writing and Extension and Distance Education. The program offers opportunities
for writers of all levels to join a
supportive learning community in which their skills and
talents can be explored, practiced, and forged under the careful eye of
professional writers.
The program is
committed to providing the community with affordable university-level classes
led by published writers and experienced teachers. Each course carries academic credit
awarded through UNC Asheville.
The
Writers at Home
reading series during the fall and spring semesters gives local and regional
writers the opportunity to read from their own works to interested participants. The series is free and open to the public and meets on the third Sunday of the
month during fall and spring semesters. Monthly readings are held at
3pm at
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood Street, Asheville. NC
Tommy Hays at Malaprop's
on September 20 2009 during
the Writers at Home
Series.
I would strongly recommend the program to anyone seeking a deeper understanding
of writing. The instructors are talented yet down to earth and willing to
impart their wisdom about writing because they want others to enjoy the beauty
of language and the gift of storytelling."
Michael Beadle
Group attendees preparing for reading
by Cathy
Smith-Bowers and Christine Hale
Cathy Smith-Bowers at Malaprop's Book Store
reading from her newest book of
poetry
_The Candle I Hold Up to See You_ September 20, 2009
Christine Hale at Malaprop's Book Store
reading from her new novel _Basil's
Dream_
September 20, 2009
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The need-basedCandy Maier
Scholarship Fund for Women Writers, recently established to provide financial
support for women to attend writing classes, writing workshops and retreats, has
been made available to GSWP participants. The fund was established to honor the
memory of Candy Maier, a newcomer to Western North Carolina, who found a new
outlet for "her unbounded creativity in local writing classes and workshops."
Applications are considered at board meetings held the second Wednesday of
each month. No applications will be approved retroactively for a course that has
already begun. To obtain an application form,
click here.
For further information go to
thecandyfund@yahoo.com
"As
a physician I balance many community and personal responsibilities.
Through my rediscovered writing I find I am more understanding, more patient
with myself, more strengthened to give."
Leon Elliston
