There is strong evidence that the publishing world is still an unequal world. Wright Women Writers Conference seeks to be one attempt among many to right that balance. With the dissolution of the groundbreaking Southern Women Writers conference hosted at Berry College, the University of Central Arkansas sees a need to further the cause of women writers from Arkansas, the south, and America, in gen
eral. Led in our founding by UCA Foundation Board member and writer, Nan Snow, the steering committee envisions a lively conference that draws women writers from all levels and all genres to our campus. However, while this conference features only the work of women writers, we welcome men to our audiences. We also believe that an emphasis on southern women writers should provide valuable conversations about national and international issues for women writers as well. The conference demonstrates its commitment to promising new women writers by sponsoring an emerging writers contest in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction / memoir, drama, and hybrid forms. Winners are invited to attend and read from their work. In addition, with sponsorship from the University of Central Arkansas, the College of Fine Arts and Communication, and the Department of Writing, registration fees are waived for UCA students.
