Interested in writing fiction? Memoir?  Whether you are a novice or expert, come hone your writing skills at THE YOKSHOP (June 7^th-9^th), a weekend long writers’ conference in Oxford, Mississippi.

Have your work read and discussed by published and critically acclaimed authors in one of America’s great writing towns.  This year’s faculty features fiction writers Josh Weil, M.O. Walsh, Scott Morris, and Sean Ennis, poet and nonfiction writer Beth Ann Fennelly, and publicist Stella Connell. The weekend includes workshops, readings, and craft lectures, as well as numerous social events intended to help widen your circle of reading and writing friends. Registration costs 400 dollars and includes admission to all conference events, including a dinner at the world famous Taylor Catfish in Taylor, Mississippi, on Saturday night.  Please visit us at www.TheYokshop.com to find out more, or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions.  Seating is extremely limited so please reserve now.

Oxford Handmade Classes
Monday, May 6 from 7-9 p.m.
Basic Blanket Class: Lean some simple techniques and tricks to finish a basic, solid colored quilt.  This basic/beginner class will walk you through the steps to add batting, backing and binding to make a basic quilted blanket. Come learn some basic techniques and tricks and walk away with you own two hour basic blanket.  This is a wonderful class for beginners or mother/ daughter nights.