Longleaf Writers Conference at Seaside

The Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County announces the 6th annual Longleaf Writers Conference to take place May 11 – 18 in Seaside, FL as part of Art Month South Walton. 

The Longleaf Writers Conference includes a full week of intensive writing workshops, one-day seminars, agent consultations, school outreach programs and social events. The conference, which takes place in and around the Academic Village in Seaside, FL, provides an opportunity for beginning, intermediate, and advanced writers to celebrate writing, to network, and to hone their craft. 

Visiting Authors: Rebecca Makkai and Brian Turner, Workshop faculty Matt Bondurant (Fiction), Ann Fisher-Wirth (Poetry), Seth Brady Tucker (Prose), and Diane Roberts (Creative Non-Fiction) as well as literary agents and special guests, including our fellows Gabriel Houck, Kara van de Graaf, Barrett Warner, our Baker veteran scholar Juanita Kirton, and our Ole Miss scholars Stephen Hundley and Kate Leland.

Enrollees who pay full tuition with or without housing benefit from all workshops, seminars, readings, beach bonfire parties, readings, and social events. Attendees will have their own work critiqued and improved through a 5-day intensive workshop and will enjoy daily activities, including seminars, receptions, and dinners.

CLICK HERE for Financial aid, lodging, and registration details. All Workshops, Seminars, and Readings are in Assembly Hall, Seaside Institute Academic Village unless otherwise noted. 

Longleaf Writers Conference is part of Art Month South Walton, an initiative of the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County with the purpose to bring communities, organizations and businesses together to present quality arts and entertainment to the community. Spanning the month of May, Art Month will feature visual, performing and literary arts programming in diverse formats and in various venues throughout South Walton. 

CAA Art Month Events:
May 9th | UMA Fundraiser
May 11th & 12th | ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival
May 11th - 18th | Longleaf Writers Conference
May 15th - 19th | Northwest Florida Theatre Festival
May 17th - 18th | Digital Graffiti
May 24th - May 31st | Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition

The vision of the CAA is to be the catalyst for Walton County’s growth as a destination for cultural and artistic excellence through which lives are enriched, economy is stimulated and community is strengthened. Bayou Arts Center is located off Hwy. 393 North near Cessna Park. For more information on the Cultural Arts Alliance or to become a member or volunteer, call 850-622-5970 or visit www.culturalartsalliance.com. Follow CAA on Facebook for updates on events, art classes, and calls for artists.

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