{"id":30371,"date":"2023-10-11T12:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=30371"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:35:39","slug":"tremont-writers-conference-2024","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/event\/tremont-writers-conference-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tremont Writers Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31232 \" src=\"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-600x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-1200x1200.png 1200w, https:\/\/gsmit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tremont-Writers-Conference-Composite-Image_Instagram2024-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tremont\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Writers<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Conference<\/span><\/b>\u00a0is a new venture in an ancient and wild setting, where\u00a0<span class=\"il\">writers<\/span>\u00a0can receive feedback from established authors, connect with writing peers and find renewal and inspiration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 Smokies Life to bring this five-day intensive retreat to a small group of selected writers. <a href=\"https:\/\/writers.gsmit.org\/\">Applications are open through April 30.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A small group of selected <span class=\"il\">writers<\/span>\u00a0will join renowned authors and professional park educators on Tremont\u2019s campus in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Participants will enjoy brainstorming and fine-tuning their work with award-winning author workshop leaders while also learning and writing throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>Morning workshops in fiction, nonfiction and poetry will take place outdoors, led by faculty members Monic Ductan (fiction), David Brill (nonfiction) and Maurice Manning (poetry). Guest author Frank X Walker, the first African American Kentucky Poet Laureate and workshop leader at the 2023\u00a0<span class=\"il\">conference<\/span>, will lead several sessions for the entire group, including a guided discussion on the craft of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Each afternoon,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">writers<\/span> will join experienced Tremont naturalists for guided explorations that spark curiosity and wonder through a deeper connection to 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<div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#efefef;--button_accent_hover_color:#efefef;--button_border_hover_color:#efefef;--button_gradient_top_color:#e9724c;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#e9724c;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#bbbbbb;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#bbbbbb;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/writers.gsmit.org\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Apply by April 30<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>Cover image by Erin Rosolina.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":31233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[39,41],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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