Clarksville Writers’ Conference
Toward the end of July, I had the chance to attend the conference banquet for the Clarksville Writers’ Conference. This was my second year to attend the event, and I marvelled again at what a wonderful job Pat Winn and those who have worked with her have done in getting this conference established in Clarksville over the past five years. The keynote speaker at the banquet this year, John Egerton, was first rate, and though I did not have a chance to hear the other conference presenters, it looked like the conference had attracted some fine speakers. Austin Peay’s own Chris Burawa, the new director of our Center for Excellence in the Creative Arts, participated in the conference. Chris is a poet and a translator. He has a volume of poetry published under the title of The Small Mystery of Lapses, which I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed.
I hope those of you who missed the conference this time will plan on attending it next year: it’s a great addition to the cultural life of our community. Oh, and if you see Pat Winn about, thank her on behalf of all of us.
