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 poetry. (Creative nonfiction and fiction are sold out.). 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.

The Hub City Writers Project hosts readings by debut novelists Janna McMahan and Sarah Colton Monday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Showroom at Hub-Bub in downtown Spartanburg. Janna McMahan of Columbia, S.C., will read from her new book, Calling Home, published by Kensington Press earlier this year. Sarah Colton, a native of North Carolina, will read from Tilt 68. 

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.