On January 30 – 31, 2015, the English Department at Eastern Illinois University will host LIONS IN WINTER, an annual literary festival. The 2015 keynote reading will be given by Stephen Graham Jones. Craft talks and featured readings are by Natalie Diaz, Edward Kelsey Moore, Julija Šukys, and Jessica Young. An editor’s panel will feature magazine editors from Bluestem, Hobart, Quiddity, Luna Luna and Cossack Review. Full info is here http://www.lionsinwinter.org/workshop-descriptions/

Registration is $40 in advance, $50 at the door, but it includes continental breakfast and lunch. Optional manuscript consult for an additional $50. SmilePolitely has a nice summary here http://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/registration_now_open_for_eiu_lions_in_winter_literary_festival/