King and Prince Hotel: Ocean side viewSpeakers, conference goers, scholarship recipients and the wonderful King and Prince Hotel staff were all "on their game". There was plenty of networking going on and attendees literally raved over how wonderful the conference was, presenting a variety of excellent speakers who not only were very helpful and effective covering all points of the writing process and the vagaries involved but were on hand during mid-day breaks and at day's end to speak individually to attendees and students.

Ireka Canty, Gary Ferguson, Rondell TaylorAttendees from six different states enjoyed a great conference in a seaside atmosphere. Every speaker was enthusiastic and informative. The weather was perfect (75) and armadas of sailboats glided by behind the speakers as they imparted all their accumulated wisdom to the attentive guests.
We have a great line-up for 2010 and will post these new schedules soon so visit us often for updates!

Elizabeth Dixon, Dominic Viti, Susan Kemp and Rachael SchultzWe are happy to welcome four SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) scholarship recipients to our November 2009 conference. Everyone is invited to participate in our "Challenge" writing contests for great prizes, such as a helicopter ride over the island and kayak tours through our tidal rivers to observe abundant wildlife.

Molly Read Woo is our surprise guest speaker this November. Her talk: FROM NEWS WRITING TO NOVEL WRITING -How a hard news reporter learned to disregard the facts, then find them again, promises to hold her audience captive.  Woo draws from her own thrilling experiences while writing for "The Red and Black", University of Georgia's newspaper. Winner of six Georgia Press Association awards, Woo's novel, "The Red and Black Breed" is expected this fall and will be available at the conference.

With our fall writers' conference rapidly approaching, I wanted to share with you some exciting changes at SRWC.
Our venue for November 2009 will be at the fabulous oceanside resort the King and Prince! We are thrilled that this historical resort will host our conference this autumn in typical grand style.  To register for this conference and/or to book your room, please call 800-996-2904.

The historic Metts Mansion in beautiful Savannah, Georgia will be hosting a fund-raiser for Scribblers' Retreat Writers' Conference, (a non-profit organization dedicated to literacy and the literary arts next year.  This black tie (optional) event promises to be an "old world" extravaganza designed to enjoy the best of everything in an atmosphere of lushness and gentility within view of the famous fountain in Forsyth Park.

Susan McLemore won the helicopter tour over the island for her assignment given to her by speaker Bud Hearn "Juice Your Creative Spirit: Getting Inside the Metaphor".

Challenge: What Does Luck Look Like?

Running In Stilettos: Living a Balanced Life in Dangerous Shoes, just picked up a Silver Award in the "humor" category of the national 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards competition. Wagner's book took first place last Saturday in the Illinois Women's Press Association 2009 communications contest (non-fiction biography). Congratulations Mary!

Dan Roper, Editor of Georgia Backroads magazine says regarding William: "We need to keep an eye on him, because he's already an exceptional writer, but the scary thing is that he's getting better each time he writes something. He's one of those rare people who isn't satisfied unless they're learning something new and continually honing their craft. I would not be surprised if he "hits the big time".

We are pleased to announce an entertainment line-up that is sure to be a big hit!
Michael Hulett will play his saxophone in his own passionate style on May 16th.
On August 15th, harpist Barbara Anderson will hypnotize us with heavenly music sure to make the angels weep.
And, in November we are honored to present three young "Mozart Society" scholarship recipients to play solo and in tandem for our listening pleasure.