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David R. Collins Writers' Conference 2025 - 20th Anniversary

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The Quad City’s Longest Running Writing Event Returns to Augustana College to celebrate its 20th anniversary !

MWC and The David R. Collins Writers’ Conference (formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Writers’ Conference) are thrilled return to the campus of Augustana College this summer, June 26-28. Featuring our stellar Conference Faculty (Skylar Alexander, Brad Biebel, Rebecca Entel, Marguerite L. Harrold) leading three-day workshops, an anniversary party, holding a public reading, and a concluding luncheon.

We will continue to offer scholarships to students, veterans/active duty service members, and those with financial need.

Full information on the conference is available on our website, here: https://www.mwcqc.org/events-opportunities/david-r-collins-writers-conference/

For more information please email MWC, or to register via phone,
please call MWC at 309-732-7330.

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This year we will offer four workshops:

-Writing Place: Geography in Short Fiction with Brad Biebel, Professor at Augustana College

-Writing For Your Life: Creative Nonfiction, Historical Narratives & Memoir with Marguerit L. Harrold, author of 'Chicago House Music: Culture and Community'

-Beyond! Rethinking Form, Structure & the Limits of the Page – Poetry Workshop with Skylar Alexander, author of 'Searching for PetCo'

-Novel Workshop: Planning for the Long Haul with Rebecca Entel, Professor at Cornell College

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