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We are pleased to announce the 40th Annual Great Plains Writers Conference keynote speaker and date.  The conference theme is “The Role of the Humanities in the Digital Age: The GPWC at 40 Years.”  The conference will take place on Monday, March 21st, 2016, with writing-themed panels/workshops … Continue reading →

At GPWC we’ve aimed to start conversations and light fires in people, and there was plenty  of that at our 2015 iteration. Brookings was full of fired-up, energetic people who care. We couldn’t have asked for a better result (or … Continue reading →

Join us tonight at the SDSU Performing Arts Center at 7:00pm for a talk on “Who Really Feeds the World” by Dr. Vandana Shiva. Don’t miss it! It’s our last event for 2015–brought to you in cooperation with the Harding … Continue reading →

Check out our full slate of conference guests and events, from the local to the international,

For a full-size (1.2MB) JPEG of our poster to view or download, click here. …and look for our full schedule soon.

We’re still in “recovery mode” here at the GPWC, but one of our presenters–the indefatigable Randy Brown (a.k.a. Charlie Sherpa) has written a great recap at http://www.redbullrising.com/2014/04/notes-from-2014-great-plains-writers.html. Thanks, Randy!

The third volume of Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, an anthology series from Southeast Missouri State Press, is currently accepting submissions. All military personnel, and their families are eligible. Visit http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/Contests/PTB_Contest.htm for full information.