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Seacoast Writers Association

Annual Fall Writers Conference

Saturday, October 17, 2009

the McConnell Center in Dover, N.H.

 

Our Fall Conference marks the beginning of a new era, a new venue.  We will meet at the McConnell Center, 61 Locust Street in Dover, N.H.  (This is the former Dover Jr. High School.)  We have a great lineup of workshop presenters and the promise of some delicious food, catered by The Green Bean Café of Exeter.

 

  

Conference Agenda

 

8:30 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 a.m. – Welcome, business meeting, writing contest information

9:30 a.m. – Creative Nonfiction workshop begins

9:45 a.m. – Fiction, Poetry, and Publishing workshops begin

11:45 a.m. – lunch begins for 2-hour workshops

12 noon – lunch for 2-1/2 hour workshop

12:45 p.m. – afternoon Creative Nonfiction workshop begins

1:00 p.m. – 2-hour afternoon workshops begin

3:00 p.m. – 2-hour workshops end

3:15 p.m. 2-1/2 hour workshop ends

Turn in evaluation forms and Safe Home!

 

Directions to McConnell Center/Dover Adult Learning Center

61 Locust St. (Next to Dover Public Library)  603-742-1030

 

Park behind Dover Library (driveway between the two buildings).  Enter at Door #3.  Take the elevator to cafeteria on the first floor or go directly to the cafeteria entrance (marked “Green Bean”) from the parking lot.

 

From the Spaulding Turnpike (Rte. 16) North or South: Exit 8E (Downtown Dover, Route 9, Silver St.) Woodman Park Elem. on your left.  At second set of lights take Left on Locust St.

 

From Weeks Crossing (The intersection where Chili’s restaurant is): South on Central Ave. into downtown Dover.  Pass all the stores to Lower Square, through light.  Take the first right after Dover City Hall on to Hale St.  Cross Locust St. into driveway to parking.

 

From Durham: Rte. 108 to Dover past Dover H.S. through lights at Sawyer Mills Apts.  At lights at Burger King, turn left on Locust St.

 

From Rtes. 9 & 155: Follow route to junction of 9 & 155.  Cross over the Spaulding Turnpike to Silver St.  (Downtown Dover, Route 9).  Follow directions from above for Exit 8E.

 

From Concord: Take Rte. 4 through Lee traffic circle, continue exit Rte. 108N Dover/Durham.  Turn left.  Follow directions above from Durham.

 

From Rte. 101 East (Manchester) or West (Seacoast): Take to Exit 7 (Rte. 125N). Follow directions above fore either Rte. 155 or Lee traffic circle.