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
Editor-in-Chief, University of Arkansas Press
Jane V. Blunschi
Lambda Literary Emerging Voices fellow (2014)
Na'Tosha De'Von
Actor, Poet, & Activist
Elizabeth Muscari
Poet & Interdisciplinary Artist
Laura Lee Washburn
Professor & Director of Creative Writing, Pittsburg State University
Noelia Cerna
Poet & author of Las Piedrecitas
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