{"id":28945,"global_id":"gsmit.org?id=28945","global_id_lineage":["gsmit.org?id=28945"],"author":"21","status":"publish","date":"2023-01-27 10:12:56","date_utc":"2023-01-27 15:12:56","modified":"2023-10-04 16:48:24","modified_utc":"2023-10-04 20:48:24","url":"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/event\/tremont-writers-conference\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/28945","title":"Tremont Writers Conference &#8211; FULL","description":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29422\" src=\"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-200x75.png 200w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-400x149.png 400w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-600x224.png 600w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-800x299.png 800w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-1200x448.png 1200w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape-1536x574.png 1536w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_landscape.png 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-alignright\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;--awb-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTooteLNjAo?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div> Join renowned authors and professional park educators for a writers conference like no other set on a lush, secluded campus nestled within America\u2019s most-visited national park. Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont partners with Great Smoky Mountains Association to bring this five-day intensive retreat to a small group of selected writers with financial aid available. Applications to participate in the event may be submitted online now through April 30 at <a href=\"http:\/\/writers.gsmit.org\/\">writers.gsmit.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apply today to be a part of your chosen cohort: fiction, nonfiction, or poetry\u2014and enjoy the benefits of award-winning author workshop leaders dedicated to focusing on you and your work. Days will be dedicated to learning and writing in small groups with meals and lodging provided; evenings will be focused around community dinners, some off campus, where you\u2019ll enjoy faculty author readings.<\/p>\n<p>Small-group morning workshops in fiction, nonfiction and poetry will take place outdoors, led by faculty members Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (fiction), Janet McCue (nonfiction) and Frank X Walker (poetry). Guest novelist Richard Powers, a MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer, willlead several sessions for the entire group, including a craft talk with conversation. Each afternoon, writers will join experienced Tremont naturalists for guided explorations that spark curiosity and wonder through hands-on experience with the region\u2019s cultural and natural history. Evenings will conclude with hearty dinners, fellowship with peers, and readings by writing faculty. Meals and lodging are provided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-square button-xlarge button-default button-1\" href=\"https:\/\/writers.gsmit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Learn more and apply<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#dee5e5;border-width:1px;border-color:rgba(226,226,226,0);border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<div><b>Parking\u00a0Passes<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Valid\u00a0parking\u00a0tags are required on any vehicles\u00a0parking\u00a0for longer than 15 minutes inside Great Smoky Mountains National\u00a0Park\u00a0as part of the\u00a0Park\u00a0it Forward program; this includes when parked at Tremont.\u00a0<strong>Please purchase your\u00a0parking\u00a0tag in advance, not when you arrive.<\/strong> Click here to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatlinburg.com\/great-smoky-mountains\/parkitforward\/\">purchase your daily or weekly pass online<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0All revenue will stay in the\u00a0park\u00a0to provide sustainable, year-round support focusing on improving the visitor experience, protecting resources, and maintaining trails, roads, historic structures, and facilities.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatlinburg.com\/great-smoky-mountains\/parkitforward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.gatlinburg.com\/great-smoky-mountains\/parkitforward\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682017368268000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1_fRnDQL4gSdRVnyYqXf9j\">Learn more about\u00a0Park\u00a0it Forward.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Great Smoky Mountains Association.<\/em><\/p>","excerpt":"<p>Join renowned authors and professional park educators for a writers conference like no other set on a lush, secluded campus nestled within America\u2019s most-visited national park. 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