Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise 2010

Join best-selling authors, Anita Shreve (Testimony, The Pilot's Wife, and The Weight of Water), Sheri Reynolds (The Rapture of Canaan an Oprah's Book Club Selection), and Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Shutter Island, and The Given Day) for the Sixth Annual Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise which will take place on the shores of Boca Ciega Bay at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, January 16-24, 2010.

This intensive eight-day experience of intimate workshop classes, roundtables, panel discussions, readings, book signings and cocktail receptions is designed for those who are passionate about writing. Our award-winning faculty and guest speakers will also include Denise Duhamel (Ka-Ching!), Beth Ann Fennelly (Tender Hooks), Tom Franklin (Smonk), Ann Hood (Comfort), Michael Koryta (Envy the Night), Laura Lippman (Life Sentences), Peter Meinke (Lines from Neuchatel), Stewart O'Nan (Songs for the Missing), David Hale Smith (DHS Literary) and Sterling Watson (Sweet Dream Baby).

What Makes Us Different?

The tranquil seaside landscape sets the tone for this informal gathering of writers, teachers, editors, and literary agents. The intimate size and secluded location of the Eckerd College Writers' Conference allow you the time and opportunity to share your manuscripts, critique one another's work and discuss the craft of writing with experts and peers who can help guide you to the next level. After eight days of workshopping and engagement with peers and professionals in your field, you will leave this unique opportunity with a new and better understanding of your craft and solid ideas about how to find an agent and get published.

At the final Evening Reading Series Event, Co-directors Dennis Lehane and Sterling Watson will announce "The Best Of" nominees of the 2010 Eckerd College Writers' Conference. Winners will be published in the conference's literary journal, Sabal.

Located on the beautiful waterfront campus of Eckerd College, this writers' conference features professional writers at the top of their form spending time with motivated and talented participants who seek an intimate, unhurried climate for learning . . . in paradise.