The Mid-Atlantic
Writers Conference:
The Writers Conference
for Non-Writers!

Do you make-up bedtime stories for your children or grandchildren? Have you researched the history of your family? Is writing something you have enjoyed in your business life? Do you journal faithfully? Is poetry a stress reliever? Have you thought about going to a writers conference but felt intimidated by the "real" writers and "master classes" they support? If so, this is the conference for you!

The Mid-Atlantic Writers Conference brings non-writers together with established writers in a casual environment to help the beginners jump start their writing ambitions, whether for one specific project or to fulfill a dream. Learn the basics on how to get started, find support, and author tips, tricks, and resources. You’ll learn and get advice from the region’s established writing community, the ones who have been there, written that!

Choose your interest in fiction, non-fiction and memoir, or poetry. Stay the day in that track, or mix it up to get a taste of all that is on offer. Add in some bling to really get the creative wave going by lunching with an author who will answer your questions, having dinner with a writing legend, or getting one-on-one advice for a manuscript already started or a project you have in mind.

Two incredible speakers will be addressing the Conference! Dr. JoAnn Balingit, Poet Laureate of Delaware will give the Welcoming Addresses, making sure you start the day motivated and ready to find that writer within. JoAnn sees poetry as a facilitator of conversation and community, a way for individuals to navigate the wonders and challenges of being alive. With attention to craft, she believes, poetic language creates new understandings.

You also won’t want to miss bestselling author Lara Zeises as Keynote Speaker! Lara is the author of six books for teenagers, including Bringing Up The Bones, Contents Under Pressure and The Sweet Life of Stella Madison, as well as True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, which was made into a Lifetime movie, starring multi-platinum recording artist Joanna “JoJo” Levesque and Golden Globe winner Valerie Bertinelli. There is no one more inspiring or entertaining on the subject of writing!