WORDS & MUSIC!
At right, American entrepreneur Ted Turner with his wax double and novelist/playwright Elizabeth Dewberry, 2008 Writers Chairman, at the wax museum in Washington.
This year's Words & Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans is aptly themed, "The American Dream." Our stellar line-up includes an interview with media mogul, philanthropist, sportsman, and environmental activist Ted Turner (his new memoir, Call Me Ted releases in November), who truly is a legend in his own time. He will be quizzed on the major issues of the day by another lengendary man from Georgia, Roy Blount, Jr, author of 20 books, including his new one, Alphabet Juice, and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.
Conference Quick Links!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE | FACULTY: AUTHORS, EDITORS & AGENTS
SPECIAL EVENT PRICING | BOOK LIST | RESERVATION FORM
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION | TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS INFO
NOTE: If you plan to attend this year's Words & Music, you MUST print a registration form and mail it to us with your fees. If you are a Faulkner finalist or scholarship winner, your basic tuition fee (including manuscript critique) is waived, but we must still have a registration form in our office ASAP so we have a clear idea of how many will be attending. This event IS expected to be a sell-out!
Faculty Sneak Peek
Noted fiction writers include the new "it" author of contemporary publishing, Andrew Davidson, whose debut novel is making waves(The Gargoyle); National Book Award winner Julia Glass (I See You Everywhere); Stewart O'Nan, author of more than a dozen novels (Songs for the Missing); Jack Fuller, whose latest book examines the American Dream (Abbeyville); Tom Piazza, whose compelling new novel is set in New Orleans (City of Refuge); Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler (Intercourse); another "it" man, especially with the subculture set Tony O'Neill (Down and Out on Murder Mile); Michael Malone (Handling Sin); Karen Essex, author of last year's bestselling Leonardo's Swans who may well have a new hit on her hands (Stealing Athena); Elizabeth Dewberry, who takes the tragic figure Princess Diana as a jumping off point for examining the aspirations of women (His Lovely Wife). Writers seeking to improve their work and get it published will meet with literary editors Pat Walsh, Carrie Kania, Rhonda Hughes, Bruce Tracy, Lauren Marino, Carole DeSanti, Chuck Adams, and Will Murphy; and literary agents Michael Murphy, Joy Harris, Jeff Kleinman, Deborah Grosvenor, Brandi Bowles, Marion Young, and Emma Sweeney. Click on FACULTY to see bios and photos of all the authors, agents and editors who will be joining us!
Dates & Details
Confirmed Dates for Words & Music, 2008 are November 20-23. This year's theme is The American Dream, reflecting the current national debate on the validity of The American Dream today and who can buy into it. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald will be a focal point of theme discussions.To see this year's schedule (we'll add details as they become available), CLICK HERE 
The Hotel Monteleone, a National Literary Landmark and the favorite inn for generations of writers, including William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, and Richard Ford, is a co-sponsor of Words & Music, 2008 and is among important venues for the festival, with a special conference rate of just $169 per night.
Visiting the Big Easy
Words & Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans is the result of our American dream. It includes sessions for writers conducted by literary masters, who also hold forth on timely theme material of interest to the general reading public. Words & Music is a feast for the ears, the eyes, the soul with its examination of fiction, non fiction, and new phenomena within the literary and communications arena and its photographic art exhibitions, film sessions, drama, poetry readings at the cocktail hour, great music, dancing, and the renowned cuisine of New Orleans. For a guide to the Big Easy CLICK HERE!
2008 Pricing
Do it your way! In addition to the discussion events of Words & Music you may also pick and choose from a variety of luncheon and evening events, all of which feature music, food and wine. We have package prices if you want to take in all of the events of Words & Music. You can also buy just one $5 ticket for a discussion. Submit your credit card reservations by fax, phone, or mail. Check and money orders also accepted by mail. For more info on conference pricing, CLICK HERE. To print your easy reservation form: CLICK HERE
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are available for high school and college students. To print your scholarship application, CLICK HEREIMPORTANT! NEW Manuscript Critique Guidelines
If you wish to submit work for critiques by an agent and editor, please note that the rules have changed! This year we are requiring that everything be submitted electronically, with one hard copy of all documents MAILED TO OUR OFFICE. Review the guidelines below and then submit the required documents in a single attachment; contact sheet first, then synopsis if applicable, then writing example:
1. Write a cover letter in the body of your email to Words & Music stating that you are attending the conference and wish to have manuscript critiques and consultations. You may name the editor and agent you wish to speak with, but please note, these are on a first-come first-served basis. (This will be the first page of your mailed copy.)
2. With the email letter you will need to include the following as a single attachment in MS Word or RTF document: (Regardless of Category, one copy of entire submission).
A. For Novel, novella, or novel in progress, memoir, history, biography: Contact sheet (your name and all contact info, name of work, type of work, word count); synopsis (not more than one page) and the first few chapters but not more than 50 pages or 12,000 words, double spaced, one inch margins.
B. For Short Story, Essay, Journalistic Feature (such as travel writing), or Criticism: Contact sheet, and entire manuscript.
C. For Poetry: Contact sheet, and selection of three poems.
3. All submissions must be in our hands not later than October 1, 2008, drop dead deadline. Send your electronic submission to: info@wordsandmusic.org and put "Manuscript Critiques" in your message header and your cover letter in the body of the email. Or, if you have problems with the web site, use Faulkhouse@aol.com as a fallback e-mail address. In the subject box of any manuscripts sent this way, put "Manuscript Critiques." For the hard copy, mail your cover letter and all applicable documents to: Manuscript Critiques, Faulkner Society, 624 Pirate's Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116
4. You must register with tuition fee before or simultaneously with this electronic submission. Only competition finalists, winners, and Louisiana writers approved for scholarship participation may submit for manuscript critiques without paying a tuition fee. See Pricing for details.
When you come to the conference, bring several hard copies of your submission, in case you meet agents other than those to whom you are assigned and would like to request that they review your work. Also bring several copies of complete manuscripts being critiqued in the event the editor or agent wants to see the entire work. Agents are very relaxed about looking at submissions not assigned to them, as a rule, and are willing to be approached, as, of course, they all hope to sign new clients from the conference.
Please do not hesitate to e-mail us at info@wordsandmusic.org with any questions. Fall back e-mail, Faulkhouse@aol.com.
History of Words & Music
The Society created Words & Music in honor of the 100th birthday of its namesake, Nobel Laureate William Faulkner. For an inside look at the event's exciting history, CLICK HERE!
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