Register here for Hub City's 2008 Writing in Place conference, which will be held Aug. 1-3 at Wofford College. We will take up to 72 students this year in this intensive writing conference that appeals to both beginners and professionals. Tommy Hays, author of the novel The Pleasure Was Mine is the keynote speaker. This year we have added a two-day class in screenwriting, in addition to fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction! Published novelists, poets, essayists, and literary critics lead a series of workshops over three days that include intense instruction, challenging exercises, and an opportunity for feedback.

Throughout the spring and summer of 2008 we are collaborating with the local chapter of the Alzheimer's Association on a series of creative classes, called the Life Writing Series, for early-stage Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers. Led by board member Jeremy Jones, this series offers one-hour classes designed to acquaint participants with various forms of creative writing and lead them through journal-writing exercises. The classes are free and open to anyone affected directly or indirectly by Alzheimer's.