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Our Writers Conference on May 10, 2014, at the historic Jackson County Courthouse Complex in Sylva was received with enthusiasm.
Many thanks to the volunteers and the faculty who worked together to make the day a success. Kathryn Byer for assembling the day's program. Joan Howard and Linda Smith for putting together the packets. J.C. Walkup for her diligence as our registrar. Glenda Beall for providing a delicious lunch, her sister Gay Moring and Lana Hendershott for helping with the clean-up. Paul M. Schofield for being our man Friday. Pat Davis for her willingness to help in any way. Vicki Lane for her inspiring Keynote Address. Gary Carden and Newton Smith for showing us how to use historical events as a basis for our writing. Catherine Reid and Susan Snowden for their stimulating workshops.
The attendees made the day really special. One of the comments I received tells me that we achieved our goal of supporting and inspiring the writers who attended: "... what a thrill it was to win an amazing door prize!... how exciting it is to have been invited to contribute to an anthology about the history of Western North Carolina, a region I have been researching for more than 25 years. The wonderful invitation to submit previously published poetry for Nancy Simpson's Living Above the Frost Line made my day. The most thrilling part of attending the NetWest Writers Conference is that I came away with renewed enthusiasm to write, write, write...thank you for a venue which, surprisingly, has rekindled my creative spark."
We also want to thank the library staff for their help, and City Lights Bookstore for facilitating the book sales and for hosting our reception. And last, but certainly not least, our thanks to those who completed the evaluation forms and provided us with valuable feedback for our next conference.
Many thanks to the volunteers and the faculty who worked together to make the day a success. Kathryn Byer for assembling the day's program. Joan Howard and Linda Smith for putting together the packets. J.C. Walkup for her diligence as our registrar. Glenda Beall for providing a delicious lunch, her sister Gay Moring and Lana Hendershott for helping with the clean-up. Paul M. Schofield for being our man Friday. Pat Davis for her willingness to help in any way. Vicki Lane for her inspiring Keynote Address. Gary Carden and Newton Smith for showing us how to use historical events as a basis for our writing. Catherine Reid and Susan Snowden for their stimulating workshops.
Not only have Nancy Simpson, NetWest founder, and Kathryn Stripling Byer, both well-known poets, worked diligently for NetWest for many years, but they started our afternoon off by sharing their insight on how to build a readership for their writing. Many, many thanks to both of them.
The attendees made the day really special. One of the comments I received tells me that we achieved our goal of supporting and inspiring the writers who attended: "... what a thrill it was to win an amazing door prize!... how exciting it is to have been invited to contribute to an anthology about the history of Western North Carolina, a region I have been researching for more than 25 years. The wonderful invitation to submit previously published poetry for Nancy Simpson's Living Above the Frost Line made my day. The most thrilling part of attending the NetWest Writers Conference is that I came away with renewed enthusiasm to write, write, write...thank you for a venue which, surprisingly, has rekindled my creative spark."
We also want to thank the library staff for their help, and City Lights Bookstore for facilitating the book sales and for hosting our reception. And last, but certainly not least, our thanks to those who completed the evaluation forms and provided us with valuable feedback for our next conference.
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| Kathryn Byer, Nancy Simpson and audience |
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| The lobby, book sales, workshop leader Catherine Reid and registrar J.C. Walkup |
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| Conference attendees browse through their book purchases |
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| A group enjoying their lunch and networking |
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| Long-time NetWest member Gene Hirsch and his wife Ginny |
Ellen Schofield, NetWest Program Coordinator. For NetWest Writers
Thanks for all these great photos of the Conference.
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