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Most events are free and open to the public - these are the exceptions.

The only way to securely hold a spot in one of the few paid events is to pay in advance.  (Contact the Parkway Playhouse for drama performances at their venue.)  If there are still workshop spots available at festival time, tickets will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis in  the Town Center Foyer.  The same goes for the Saturday dinner. 

No registration fees will be refunded.  If you are unable to attend, your fee will be graciously considered a donation to the festival. Many thanks.

We are able to accept major credit cards through PayPal, or checks may be made out to Carolina Mountains Literary Festival and sent to:

Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
PO Box 355
Burnsville, NC 28714 
 NEW - Registration form PDF to download (2008)


If you have pre-registered for a workshop/panel/concert/meal, be sure to stop by the Town Center Foyer when you arrive at the festival to pick up your tickets before proceeding to the event location.

There are still tickets available for the workshops/panel/banquet at the Information Table in the Town Center Foyer.  However you will need to purchase them at the festival now, so that we don't miss any last minute registrations.

Thank you and see you soon!


Workshops

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$25




 Each workshop is $25 per person.  Each workshop is 3 hours long.
Tickets, if any remain, will be available at the Information Table
in the Town Center Foyer.

WORKSHOPS – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 

9 AM – Noon, Friday, September 12  Deep Water:  The Poetry of the Family
with Dorianne Laux    (limit 20 participants)

9 AM-Noon, Friday, September 12 Writing the First Page:  What Editors and Readers Look for in Openings
with Tamara Baxter  (limit 12 participants)

2:30 – 5 PM, Friday, September 12  Bringing Characters to Life in Fiction and Memoir
with Abigail Dewitt    (limit 12 participants)

WORKSHOPS-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

 9 AM – Noon, Saturday, September 13  DEEP WATER:  THE POETRY OF THE FAMILY
with Joseph Millar  (limit 20 participants)  (this is essentially the same workshop as above, just different leaders)

9 AM – Noon, Saturday, September 13  PEOPLE AND PLACES – MAKING CHARACTERS AND SETTINGS COME ALIVE with Vicki Lane (limit 12 participants)
JavaJam
Concert

$12

 A monthly concert series put on by the Toe River Arts Council.

Ticket includes homemade dessert and coffee.

Performance by  Hot Duck Soup.  Doors open at 8 pm.

Tickets available at the Information Table in the Town Center Foyer.

Keynote
Banquet

$30

 Keynote Reading by Fred Chappell
Among other things, he will read a commissioned poem on The Beloved Community written for this festival.

7pm Saturday in the Town Center

70 tickets available