Dupin was the original model for the detective in literature. Killer Nashville reserves the right to change conference offerings at any time based upon any unforeseeable circumstances. Auguste Dupin, fictional detective appearing in three stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Killer Nashville features 60+ panels & workshops, nine breakout sessions for intense smaller group interaction, an authors’ bar (free for hotel guests), a moonshine and wine tasting, agent/editor roundtable pitch sessions, a mock crime scene designed by special agents and other law enforcement professionals, cocktail receptions, the Killer Nashville Awards Dinner, film previews, live music performances and-of course-all the great activities one can enjoy in downtown Nashville. Our learning tracks tackle the craft of writing, business of writing, marketing, and forensics. You can’t get through the ceiling you can’t get through the floor. One of them is found in a room that’s locked and shuttered and there’s no way in and no way out. We pride ourselves on our intense, intimate workshops and panels, and on our close-knit community of writers.Īt the conference, we try diligently to ensure that the weekend has something for every writer and lover of literature, and our sessions are structured to assist writers on multiple career levels. Dupin is the archetypal great detective, the brilliant reasoning machine with an admiring unnamed friend who’s the narrator of his exploits. Our objective is simple: to educate and empower aspiring and established writers, and connect them with other industry professionals.

The Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference was created in 2006 by author/filmmaker Clay Stafford in an effort to bring together forensic experts, writers, and fans of crime and thriller literature. Killer Nashville is the premier forum for all genres incorporating mystery, thriller, or suspense elements learn, present, meet agents & editors, sign books, mingle with forensic experts, and network.

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