The Nebraska Summer Writers’ Conference will be held June 13-19, 2009, on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Registrants from all across the country gather for a week of creative writing workshops, discussions on craft, social gatherings, and literary readings.

UNL instructors include poets Grace Bauer,Anthony Hawley, and Hilda Raz; and memoirist Joy Castro.

Writers from across the country, including: best-selling novelists Curtis Sittenfeld, David Ebershoff, and Jewell Parker Rhodes; award-winning memoirists Aaron Raz Link and Meghan Daum; novelist and journalist Daphne Beal; poet and editor Glenna Luschei; crime writer Sean Doolittle; authors/publishers/designers Jonathan Messinger and Zach Dodson; editor Anna deVries; literary agent Jessica Regel; and publishing professional Lauren Cerand.

Workshops focus on starting a novel, on building plot, on travel writing, the relationship between visual art and poetry, and other topics.  There are also courses on developing a presence on the internet, approaching agents and editors with effective query letters, and small press publishing. 

While workshops require registration and fees, many events throughout the week or free and open to the public.

For more information, and to register online, visit http://nebraskawriters.unl.edu