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Hub City Writers Project Call for Mural Artists

Hub City Writers Project Call for Mural Artists

August 23rd 2023

Hub City Writers Project, in partnership with Meeting Street Academy, invites muralists to submit an application to develop a location-specific mural.

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Announcing the Winter Intensive Workshop - a new program for writers

Announcing the Winter Intensive Workshop - a new program for writers

August 10th 2023

Hub City Writers Project is thrilled to unveil a new program: The Hub City Writers Project Winter Intensive. It will be held on the weekend of January 12-14, 2024 at the AC Marriott in downtown Spartanburg, SC.

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Announcing the 2023-2024 Southern Studies Fellows

Announcing the 2023-2024 Southern Studies Fellows

August 7th 2023

Chapman Cultural Center and Hub City Writers Project are pleased to announce the selection of writer John W. Bateman and visual artist Mo Kessler who will begin their eight-month residency in Spartanburg this September and will collaborate on a joint project addressing the culture of the American South. 

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin will judge the 2024 C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize

Maurice Carlos Ruffin will judge the 2024 C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize

June 15th 2023

The C. Michael Curtis Short Story Book Prize includes $5,000 and book publication. The prize is open to emerging writers in thirteen Southern states. Submitters must currently reside in the South and must have no more than one previously published book.

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Hub City Press to publish new novel from Minrose Gwin

Hub City Press to publish new novel from Minrose Gwin

June 6th 2023

Hub City Press is pleased to announce it will publish Minrose Gwin's novel BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS in the Fall of 2024.

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Hub City Writers Project Announces Leadership Changes

Hub City Writers Project Announces Leadership Changes

March 7th 2023

Hub City Writers Project will undergo a leadership change beginning April 1, 2023, as current Executive Director Anne Waters moves on to new opportunities after six years heading the nonprofit literary organization. Hub City Press Director Meg Reid will assume the role of Executive Director and Publisher. 

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A Letter from Press Director Meg Reid

February 21st 2023

Notes on the 2023 open query period

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Hub City Press to publish Grey Wolfe LaJoie's debut collection of short stories and graphic ephemera

Hub City Press to publish Grey Wolfe LaJoie's debut collection of short stories and graphic ephemera

February 20th 2023

Hub City Press is pleased to announce it will publish Grey Wolfe LaJoie's debut collection Little Ones in the fall of 2024. 

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