No, not gaggle. Flock? No.

A clutch of wordsmiths? A plethora of…of…

Ah, fuck it.

Anyhoo, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs holds their annual conference and book fair in Austin this year, starting today and running through Saturday at the Hilton Austin and the Austin Convention Center downtown.

Click the link above for the panel and speaker details. Even if you don’t attend the conference, there will be readings and signings galore (galore? yeesh) at various locations around town.

And since I’ve got your attention, let me plug this reading here: On Thursday night at 7 PM, New Orleans author Sarah K. Inman will be reading from her novel Finishing Skills at Bookwoman. No word on whether she will also be plugging NOLAFugees.com and the Bling Back New Orleans commission, but one can always hope.