Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference
June 28 – July 11
A distinctive feature of the Young Writers’ Conference, made possible by our partnership with the famous Sewanee Writers’ Conference, is the impressive lineup of major authors who visit us, give a reading, then join a selected group of interested students for dinner.
Robert Benson, Creative Nonfiction
Arlene Hutton, Playwriting
Stewart O’Nan, Fiction and Nonfiction
Wyatt Prunty, Poetry
From “Internationally Acclaimed Author O’Nan Hunts for the “Emotional Center” of a Story”:
AUTHORLINK: How long have you been writing?
O’NAN: 25 years. It’s my silver anniversary!
AUTHORLINK: You work in so many areas – fiction, nonfiction, essays, criticism – what can you tell new authors who feel they must specialize to succeed?
O’NAN: Just write the book you want to read. Your taste in reading should be your guide. If you love to read one genre above all others, then maybe you’ll specialize in that one. But if you love to read all different kinds of books, it’s only natural that you’ll write them too.
The Works of Stewart O'Nan 