WELCOME TO BWC 2010

"Ugwu was writing as she spoke, and his writing, the earnestness of his interest, suddenly made her story important, made it serve a larger purpose that even she was not sure of, and so she told him all she remembered ..."

-- from Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Adichie reading kicks off BWC 2010

For the first time, the Baltimore Writers Conference will begin with a

free Friday night reading. Chimamanda Adichie, our keynote speaker, will read from her work at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 19, in Lecture Hall 238 near the center of Towson University's campus. A Q&A and book signing will follow. Come here this internationally renowned author give voice to her work.

SAVE THE DATE!

BWC 2010 is scheduled for Nov. 19 - 20 this year, with panels and quick critiques on Saturday and a reading by special guest Chimamanda Adichie on Friday night at 8 p.m.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a writer of international acclaim, the author of three books: the novels Purple Hibiscus and Half of Yellow Sun, and the short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Having earned a graduate degree in creative writing from Johns Hopkins, she has since won the prestigious Orange Prize, given annually for the best novel written by a women in English. She has also received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.

Adichie's reading is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Baltimore Writers' Conference, the Towson Literary Reading Series, the Department of English at Towson University through the Clarisse Mechanic Fund, the Dean's Office in the Towson University College of Liberal Arts, and Johns Hopkins Master of Arts in Writing Program.

The Baltimore Writers' Conference is sponsored by City Lit, Johns Hopkins Master of Arts in Writing program, and Towson University.

We hope to see you at BWC 2010!

Scenes from BWC 2009

The 2009 Baltimore Writers' Conference featured Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, and dozens of other panelists and speakers mingling with more than 100 publishes, aspiring or up-and-coming writers. We had a great time, and we hope you did, too, and that we'll see you again for the expaned BWC 2010, featuring a Friday night reading on Nov. 19 and the main conference on Nov. 20.

Bowden discussed the nature of truth in war reporting during his keynote speech.

The quick critiques allowed participants to have their work evaluated by published writers.

Elissa Weissman, author of Standing for Socks and The Trouble with Brent Hopper, shared her insights of the Young Adult market.

Novelist and dramaturge James Magruder, author of Sugarless, gave tips for playwriting.

Michael Salcman answered questions about poetry during his craft lecture.

Parking for the BWC

Folks attending the Baltimore Writers Conference will be able to park for free at the Towsontown garage off University Avenue on the Towson University campus. From there, the University Union, site of the conference, is a short jog south along Union Avenue.

The Union garage, which is closest to the conference site, will be closed. So don't try to park there. Click here for an interactive map.