{"id":659,"date":"2015-02-09T14:36:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T19:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:35:48","slug":"chesapeake-writers-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesapeake Writers\u2019 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-659\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-659-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-659-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-659-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-3925\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-horizontal soliloquy-slide-horizontal soliloquy-controls-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:740px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-3925\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-11124 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-11124\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Chesapeake-Writers-Conference-2018_Facebook-740x600_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chesapeake-Writers-Conference-2018_Logo\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Chesapeake-Writers-Conference-2018_Facebook-600x200_c.jpg\" \/><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\"><h2>Chesapeake Writers' Conference<\/h2><br \/><p>Join us for a week of craft talks, lectures, panel discussions, and readings, as well as daily workshops in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction.<\/p><br \/><\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-id-11509 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/workshops-lectures-talks\/\" class=\"soliloquy-link\" title=\"get-credit\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-11509\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/chesapeake-writers-conference-lecture-dpc-740x600_c.jpg\" alt=\"chesapeake-writers-conference-lecture-dpc\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/chesapeake-writers-conference-lecture-dpc-600x200_c.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\"><h2>Write Your Story, Find Your Champions<\/h2><br \/><p>Come engage with our rich community of writers about the art and craft of writing.<\/p><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/workshops-lectures-talks\/\" class=\"smcm-button small white inverse full-w\">Workshops, Lectures, &amp; Talks<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-id-11510 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/course-credit\/\" class=\"soliloquy-link\" title=\"get-credit\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-11510\" class=\"soliloquy-image 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draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/youth-workshop-activities\/\" class=\"soliloquy-link\" title=\"Youth Workshop\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-12699\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Youth-Workshop-Image-scaled-740x600_c.jpg\" alt=\"Youth gathered together for a workshop\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Youth-Workshop-Image-scaled-600x200_c.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\"><h2>Youth Workshop<\/h2><br \/><p>Work closely with our award-winning faculty and practice a wide range of genres and styles, from prose poems to TV scripts.<\/p><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/youth-workshop-activities\/\" class=\"smcm-button white inverse full-w\">More Info<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-id-12701 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/people\/\" class=\"soliloquy-link\" title=\"Acclaimed Faculty\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-12701\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Acclaimed-Faculty-1-740x600_c.jpg\" alt=\"Acclaimed Faculty standing together for a picture\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Acclaimed-Faculty-1-600x200_c.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"soliloquy-caption soliloquy-caption-bottom\"><div class=\"soliloquy-caption-inside\"><h2>Acclaimed Faculty in<\/h2><br \/><p>Poetry<br><br \/>Fiction<br><br \/>Creative Nonfiction<br><br \/>Youth Workshop<br><br \/>CPD credit for teachers<br><br \/><\/p><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/people\/\" class=\"smcm-button white inverse full-w\">Read Bios<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Chesapeake-Writers-Conference-2018_Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"Chesapeake-Writers-Conference-2018_Logo\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/chesapeake-writers-conference-lecture-dpc.jpg\" alt=\"chesapeake-writers-conference-lecture-dpc\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/chesapeake-writers-conference-lecture-hall-trio.jpg\" alt=\"chesapeake-writers-conference-lecture-hall-trio\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Youth-Workshop-Image-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Youth gathered together for a workshop\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2016\/01\/Acclaimed-Faculty-1.jpg\" alt=\"Acclaimed Faculty standing together for a picture\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<p><strong>From June 21\u201327, the Chesapeake Writers\u2019 Conference gathers writers<\/strong> on the St. Mary\u2019s River at St. Mary's College of Maryland for a dynamic week of intensive workshops, craft talks, and readings. We invite writers of all levels\u2014including high school students in our dedicated Youth Workshop\u2014to join us for <strong>our thirteenth season of craft, artistic connection, and shared discovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Led by a distinguished faculty and complemented by resonant guest speakers, the conference fosters a community dedicated to the practice of creative inquiry. Each year, we also feature publishing professionals who provide insight into the world of literary citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Recent workshop faculty include Karen Leona Anderson, Liz Arnold, Matt Burgess, Jerry Gabriel, Heather Green, Patricia Henley, Tremaine Johnson, Phillis Levin, Angela Pelster, Eva Freeman, Robin McCullough, Melissa Scholes-Young, and Nadeem Zaman, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no application fee. Registration is first-come, first-served until we reach capacity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/fees-registration\/\">Registration &amp; Fees<\/a> page for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>We hope you\u2019ll join us for words, water, and woods this summer.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Write on the river,<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Crystal Oliver<br \/>\nDirector, Chesapeake Writers\u2019 Conference<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/sl\/yGXtQnm\/cwc\">Sign up for our Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"highlight\"><span class=\"colour\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"size\">Accessibility accommodations include elevators in all multilevel event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, doorways, and parking; and ADA-compliant event spaces and restrooms. Contact the St. Mary\u2019s College Office of Accessibility Services at <a href=\"tel:2408952250\">(240) 895-2250<\/a>, <a href=\"tel:2408954327\">(240) 895-4327<\/a> for TTY service, or <a href=\"mailto:adasupport@smcm.edu\">adasupport@smcm.edu<\/a> for additional accessibility details.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From June 21\u201327, the Chesapeake Writers\u2019 Conference gathers writers on the St. Mary\u2019s River at St. Mary&#8217;s College of Maryland for a dynamic week of intensive workshops, craft talks, and readings. We invite writers of all levels\u2014including high school students in our dedicated Youth Workshop\u2014to join us for our thirteenth season of craft, artistic connection,<a class=\"tribe-events-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" > Find out more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"special-event-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-659","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12703,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659\/revisions\/12703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}