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  2011 Winter Writers' Conference Hosted by Atlantic Center for the Arts

Crisp blue skies, a quiet seaside town with beautiful white sand beaches, pristine natural environment… and great literary minds converge here, where the creative process and the natural world are complementary partners.

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The 2nd Annual Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Conference features renowned faculty in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction/memoir in a tranquil and stimulating oasis removed from life’s daily routines and pressures. The natural canvas of this breathtaking environment sets the stage for inspirational workshops, readings, panels, and thought-provoking discourse in a community of like-minded writing professionals.

 
             
 

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Acclaimed Faculty. Distinctive Setting. Week-Long Workshops in the Florida Sun.

Join acclaimed faculty Nick FlynnMark Doty and Mary Gaitskill in this distinctive setting for exciting week-long workshops in the Florida sun. Applicants may register now to work with one of the faculty, and participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of 12 positions available with each of the 3 faculty. The free-flowing schedule will offer...

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Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Conference
January 9 - 15, 2011

Photo of Nick FlynnNick Flynn, non-fiction/memoir
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City succeeds in a way most writers can only dream of: It is intense, lyrical, moving and ultimately enlightening.

 
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Mark Doty, poetry
Mark Doty, the only American poet to have won Great Britain's T. S. Eliot Prize, is the author of six books of poems.

 
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Mary Gaitskill, fiction
Awarding-winning author Mary Gaitskill is best known for delivering powerful stories of dislocation, longing, and desire with prose that “glides lightly over unsoundable depths” [Village Voice].

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2nd Annual Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Workshop

It is with great pride that Blue Flower Arts is again partnering with Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) to offer the second annual Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Workshop. Located on the northeast coast of Central Florida, ACA is nestled on 67 acres of pristine Florida palmettos and scrub oaks on the shores of one of the most biologically diverse estuaries in North America. The facility located in this stunning setting represents the interaction between nature, environment and creativity, and was founded in 1977 specifically for the purpose of nurturing artists in a supportive artistic ecosystem.

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Participants will arrive by 6:00 PM Sunday for the Welcome Supper, an informal dinner with introductions and delicious food prepared by Atlantic Center’s infamous Chef Tom. An after-dinner tour of Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) and its facilities will follow, before the real fun and hard work begins on Monday.

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Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Conference
January 9 - 15, 2011

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Atlantic Center for the Arts is a non-profit, interdisciplinary artists’ community and arts education facility dedicated to promoting artistic excellence by providing talented artists an opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world’s most distinguished contemporary artists in the fields of music composition, and the visual, literary, and performing arts. Community interaction is coordinated through on-site and outreach presentations, workshops, and exhibitions.

Atlantic Center for the Arts
1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
Phone 386.427.6975  FAX 386.427.5669
www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
Monday – Friday 10 AM – 4 PM
Saturday 10 AM – 2 PM