Flash fiction is a type of story that is told in no more than 1500 words, sometimes even fewer than 1000. Each year, the Roanoke Writers Conference has a flash fiction contest, open to teens and adults alike. This year, the contest will be hosted by our own Michelle Muenzler and new to the conference…
Welcome to NorTexWriCol!
As of 2023, the Roanoke Writers Conference gathered a little bit of extra help to get the show done! We’ve created a new website to host the live streams and content after the shows are said and done, and we might even have some more events, classes, and workshops going on throughout the year. Ultimately,…
How to Write 1,667 Words a Day
So, what you have to do here is… sit down and write. Okay, that’s obvious, right? That’s how writing happens: the idea occurs, you pop open the word processor, wiggle your fingers, and then the words appear. So easy! (I can hear every single writer out there groaning and rolling their eyes right now.) The…