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Writers Weekend

April 18 & 19, 2026

Calling all writers and aspiring writers to Fayetteville Public Library’s first annual Writers Weekend!

Hear from published authors, journalists, editors and others in the literary field about their writing journeys and best practices for how to discover (and publish!) your best writing. Writers of all styles are invited to participate! 

Registration for sessions opens March 28 at 7 a.m.

About Writers Weekend

Sessions will take place throughout the day on Saturday, and while you’re here we hope you’ll also take the time to connect with other fellow writers. Pearl’s Books will be onsite from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. selling books written by the authors leading some of the workshops. The weekend will finish with an open mic event in which you can share some of your work or simply come support Northwest Arkansas’ writing community. Join us to learn, inspire, and be inspired.

Writers Weekend Schedule

2026 Presenters

David Scott Cunningham

David Scott Cunningham

Editor-in-Chief, University of Arkansas Press

Jane V. Blunschi

Jane V. Blunschi

Lambda Literary Emerging Voices fellow (2014)

Na'Tosha De'Von

Na'Tosha De'Von

Actor, Poet, & Activist

Elizabeth Muscari

Elizabeth Muscari

Poet & Interdisciplinary Artist

Laura Lee Washburn

Laura Lee Washburn

Professor & Director of Creative Writing, Pittsburg State University

Noelia Cerna

Noelia Cerna

Poet & author of Las Piedrecitas

Kate Hart

Kate Hart

Author of After the Fall

Jane Elzey

Former journalist & editor turned novelist

Jeremy Billingsley

Author & Editor-in-Chief, Sley House Publishing

Vinita Hampton Wright

Author & Former Editor