Turning from a Moment of Joy
This past weekend, 4900 people were registered for the AWP Conference in Atlanta, GA. AWP is the acronym for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Attendance for this conference has doubled over the past several years and the 2007 meeting included approximately 2200 college and graduate level students. I had made the decision to attend this conference in the latter half of 2006. Atlanta is driving distance from Beaufort and I ended up combining my trip with work and personal business as I traveled from Beaufort to Columbia to Greer, eventually landing in Atlanta.
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