Books on the Bosque November 7

POSTED: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Writers, don’t miss this chance to receive feedback on your work and/or get those tips to move you forward in whatever your inspiration! 

We are planning a day of enlightenment and encouragement for the Books on the Bosque writing conference at the Bosque Arts Center on Saturday, November 7. The event will feature workshop sessions on fiction, non-fiction and poetry.  The day will conclude with the awards ceremony for the 5^th annual writing contest. 

Fee for the conference is $40, with continental breakfast and lunch included. The awards reception and ceremony are free to all.

SCHEDULE:

9:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Dr. Walt Moore, Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Literature

~Creative Brainstorming: Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces

~Poetry & Short Story Workshop

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30 p.m. Dr. Moumin Quazi, Professor of English

~Getting Beyond “and then” in Your Creative Non-Fiction

2:30 Reception

3 p.m. AWARDS CEREMONY – Books on the Bosque Writing Contest

**SPECIAL NOTE: Attendees who wish to have a work critiqued by our speakers may submit one by October 31. You may send the piece by replying to your ticket confirmation email.*

Pre-register now.

About Our Speakers

Moumin Quazi, Professor of English at Tarleton State University, is a long-time editor (CCTE Studies; Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas) and award-winning writer (Migratory Words, Lamar University Literary Press, 2016). He is a past president of College English Association, South Asian Literary Association, and Conference of College Teachers of English. He is active in the community as a past president of the Stephenville Rotary Club, the voice of the Tarleton Marching Band, and the host of a weekly radio show, “The Beatles and Beyond.” He is a professional mediator and plays alto sax in the Granbury Jazz Orchestra. He loves animals and (especially) his wife, Birdie.

Dr. Walter Moore is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. He holds a B.A. in English from DePauw University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Texas State University, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Purdue University. He’s published two books of poems (My Lungs Are a Dive Bar and Tulsa Non-Poems) along with one novel (The Phalanx of Houston) with EMP Books. His next collection of poems, Cockroach Angels, will come out in 2027 (also with EMP Books). He's currently an advisor for the Bosque River Review, a literary arts journal.

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