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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
OPENS AT 5 PM, MAY 15 FOR:
The
46th Annual CCWC Writers Conference
Sunday, August 17 - Friday,
August 22, 2008
Craigville Conference Center
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
PREVIEW THE 2008 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, TO BE FINALIZED BY 5 PM, MAY 15.
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FOR THIS SUMMER'S CONFERENCE PROGRAM SCHEDULE, GO TO THE 2008 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE PAGE.
For the past 45 years, during the third week in August,
Cape Cod Writers' Center has drawn writers at various levels of experience
together. Over the years this annual gathering has evolved
into a summer conference, nationally recognized in professional
writers circles, and now offers courses in fiction,
creative non-fiction, poetry, screenwriting, editing,
and publishing. An agent and editor are in residence throughout the
week and, with faculty, conduct individual manuscript
evaluations and, this year for the first time, mentoring
sessions. Evening speakers programs, a master class,
and poetry and prose readings round out the experience.Since 1963, distinguished
writers and poets at the conference have included Kurt
Vonnegut, Jr., Mary Higgins Clark, Marge Piercy, Robert
Finch, Art Buchwald, Dennis Lehane, Claire Cook, Wes McNair, and Affa Michael Weaver, among others.
A tuition-free weeklong Young Writers Workshop (see Young
Writers) in conjunction with the conference accommodates
approximately 45 twelve to sixteen year olds, selected
competitively through submissions judged by a committee
of published writers.
The location of the conference is an unforgettable Victorian
village in the Craigville area of Centerville, overlooking
Nantucket Sound.
For more on the 2008 Annual Conference, go to the 2008 Annual Conference page. We are still confirming schedules, but we should be opening registration by the end of the week.
DO NOT SEND IN THIS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM UNTIL AFTER 5 PM ON MAY 15. THE SCHEDULE IS NOT FINAL UNTIL 5 PM, MAY 15.
Craigville Conference Center, on a bluff
overlooking Nantucket Sound, has been the unique
setting for the Cape Cod Writers' Center summer
conference for the past 45 years. Charming Cape
Cod cottages, many on the National Historic Register,
and an historic post office, inn, and Tabernacle
encircle the classic green, or small park, of
the original 1871 church campground from which
the village evolved.
Four inviting guest houses (Manor, Lodge, Seaside
and Inn) serve as lodging and classrooms with
views of fresh water ponds and marshes, and Craigville's
world-famous ocean beach.
Two books by Marion R. Vuilleumier, founder of
the Cape Cod Writers' Center, capture the rich
history of the village: Cape Cod's Craigville
and Craigville Now and Then.
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A limited number of rooms with board are available
at Craigville Conference Center by the week only, and
must be arranged by participants directly with the Conference
Center at (508) 775-1265 or by fax to
(508) 778-1160. To assure your space, reserve early!
Other lodging is
available in Centerville, Osterville, Hyannis and nearby
Cape Cod towns. Again, we strongly recommend
early reservations. The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
provides a full listing of accommodations and restaurants,
as well as transportation information. See www.capecodchamber.org.
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