Keynote speaker Clayton is a reporter and columnist for the "Union Leader,"talking on "A Life Sentence." Clayton also presents an afternoon non-fiction workshop, "Column as you see ‘em." 

Other afternoon workshops are "Flash Fiction," with award-winning short-short story writer Carla Gericke; "Poetry: Be Your Own Editor—The Art of Revision," with poet, editor and composer John-Michael Albert; and "Everything you Wanted to Know About Copyright Law But Were Afraid to Ask" with Matt Saunders, an attorney specializing in intellectual property law.  

The conference opens with the announcement of winners in the 2010 SWA writing contest. First-place winners will read their winning entries.  

fter May 1, registration is $55 for members and $70 for non-members. Price includes a continental breakfast, coffee break, and luncheon, all catered by Green Bean.

Your Spring 2010 Seacoast Writers Newsletter with more information and registration form is available online now SO CLICK HERE.  

If you have never been an SWA member, we hope you will consider joining. Membership dues are only $25.00 per year and help support the activities of our non-profit, volunteer-staffed organization. Members are entitled to significant discounts for SWA conference registration and entry fees for SWA Writers contests. SWA applications may be printed from our website,