MTSU Write
Fall 2024 Conference: Light & Shadow
Each Fall, MTSU Write celebrates its mission by hosting the Creative Writing Conference on the MTSU campus. The Conference brings together students, mentors, alumni, and members of the community for learning, networking, and recognizing program graduates.
We are working on our fall conference schedule and will be sharing details here as they are confirmed.
Conference Theme
The 2024 conference theme is Light & Shadow and will feature classes and presentations that will invite you to write both toward the joyful and challenging parts of life. This year’s conference will take place Friday, September 27 (virtual) and Saturday, September 28 (on MTSU’s campus).
Keynote Speaker
We are excited to share that our Fall 2024 Keynote Speaker will be acclaimed writer Darnell Arnoult!
Darnell Arnoult is author of the novel Sufficient Grace, poetry collections What Travels With Us, Galaxie Wagon, and most recently Incantations: Poems. Her shorter works have appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies. She holds an MFA from University of Memphis and MA from North Carolina State University and offers a constellation of workshops and services for writers and writing communities. She is the recipient of the SIBA Poetry Book of the Year Prize, Weatherford Award, Chaffin Award, and Hobson Award in Arts and Letters. A former resident of Tennessee, she now lives with her family in Mebane, NC. For more about Darnell, visit darnellarnoult.net.
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Conference Schedule
Questions or Comments
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