{"id":28939,"date":"2023-01-27T09:55:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/?p=28939"},"modified":"2023-01-27T10:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:05:59","slug":"inaugural-tremont-writers-conference-now-accepting-applications-for-creative-retreat-in-great-smoky-mountains-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/inaugural-tremont-writers-conference-now-accepting-applications-for-creative-retreat-in-great-smoky-mountains-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Tremont Writers Conference now accepting applications for creative retreat in Great Smoky Mountains National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
The conference invites writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry to apply now through April 30<\/em>\u00a0for a spot at the five-day event, held Oct. 25\u201329, in Townsend, Tennessee<\/em><\/p>\n TOWNSEND, TN \u2014\u00a0Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is pleased to announce the first-ever Tremont Writers Conference, an intensive five-day retreat for writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry coordinated in conjunction with Great Smoky Mountains Association. Applications to participate in the event may be submitted online now through April 30 at writers.gsmit.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n From Wednesday, October 25, through Sunday, October 29, a small group of selected writers will 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. Participants will enjoy brainstorming and fine-tuning their work with award-winning author workshop leaders while also learning and writing in small groups throughout the day.<\/p>\n \u201cAt Tremont, we work to connect people to nature in various ways, and this program is an extension of the work we are already doing,\u201d said Catey McClary, president and CEO of Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. \u201cOften, it\u2019s when we hear from those who\u2019ve spent time exploring with us that we best understand the impact of our work. So, as the writers build connections to the national park and to each other, it\u2019s exciting to think about the ripple effect these collective experiences will have on the work they create. I hope that the writers come to see this as an opportunity to shift the way they think about themselves, their relationship with each other, and with life and the natural world as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n