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The Director was a biannual publication appearing in the spring and fall. It is the official newsletter of the Writers' Conferences & Centers. The Director is not for commercial distribution or sale. It is no longer in print, but issues and articles are available online for reference.
All available issues are located on eLink, AWP's member site in the WC&C section.
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Issues available include:
- Volume 10, Number 2- Profiles of Black Mountain College and The Napa Valley Writers' Conference, and "Direct Mail for the Nonprofit" by Matt Burriesci.
- Volume 10, Number 1- "Putting it All Together: Pre-Planning the Ultimate writers" Conference" by Stephanie Dooley, a profile of The Ministry of Writing Colloquium, what to expect at the AWP annual Conference in New Orleans, and journal entries from WC&C Scholarship winner Stephen Elliott.
- Volume 9, Number 2-Profiles of Provincetown, the Paris Writers' Workshop: Finding Le ]oie de Vivre in the City of Lights, and Words and Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans.
- Volume 9, Number 1- "Getting off the Ground" by Michael Pettit, "AWP & WC&C: A Workshop for Everyone" by Martin Lammon, profiles of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writers Workshop and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
- Volume 8, Number 2- "On Starting A Writing Confernece & Workshop" by Irving Weinman of Key West Writers' Workshop, "Writing Conferences On War" by Liesl Swogger, "Conferences and Centers Within the Academy" by Michael Pettit, "Desigining and Promoting a Conference website" by Jason Gray & David Sherwin, and a profile of the Hurston/Wright Writers Week by Supriya Bhatnagar.
- Volume 8, Number 1- "How to Create Effective Conference Advertising" by David Sherwin, an update on our 2000 conference in Kansas City, profiles of the Napa Valley Writers' Conference, the Prague Summer Seminars, and the Sewanee Writers' Conference.
- Volume 7, Number 1- Profiles of Aspen Writers' Conference and Wildacres Writing Workshop, information about the scholarship program, an article about our 1999 conference in Albany, and a letter from a past scholarship winner.
- Volume 5, Number 1- "Reach Out and Clutch Someone" about community outreach, the WC&F Symposium on Community Outreach, "Talking Back: Observations from WC&F Technical Assistance" by Peter Sears, report of the 5th WC&F Annual Meeting in San Francisco as well as information about the 6th Annual Meeting, "Things Go Better with C.O.L.A.", WC&F News, Bookwatch, and Tidbits.
- Volume 4, Number 2-"Too Early to Tell?", update about WC&F books, report of the 5th WC&F Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Karl's Corner by Karl Garson, WC&F's participation at the AWP Conference, WC&F News, Bookwatch, Tidbits, and profiles of Wildacres, Ocooch Mountain Writers' Retreat, and Fishtrap.
- Volume 4, Number 1- "A Book Is Born", report of the 5th WC&F Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., WC&F's new scholarship program announced, profile of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Writers' Conference, "It's an Intern!", "Writers on Life & Craft/2", Technical Assistance program updates, Karl's Corner by Karl Garson, WC&F News, and Tidbits.
- Volume 3, Number 2- "Great Programs, Great Ideas", "Back from the Brink", news about the 4th Annual Meeting, "Writers on Life and Craft Series/2", profile of Bennington College Writing Workshops, articles on the workings & services of WC&F, Bookwatch, and Tidbits.
- Volume 3, Number 1- "The True Subject... Writers on Life and Craft", articles on the workings & services of WC&F, Bookwatch, and WC&F News.
- Volume 2, Number 2- Interview and profile of Portland Poetry Festival, Going Up?, articles on the workings & services of WC&F, Pinata, and Tidbits.
- Volume 2, Number 1- "Life Beyond Truition: Finding the Treasure Hoard", articles on the workings & services of WC&F, In General- article about maintaining lists, Going Up?, Pinata, and Tidbits.
- Volume 1, Number 2- "Faculty Recommendation Service: McCarthyism Revisited?", "Yen for Art", articles on the workings & services of WC&F, retreat reports and profile of Mount Holyoke Writers' Conference, Gumbo, and Tidbits.
- Volume 1, Number 1-The Introductory Remarks and report of the First Annual Meeting, retreat reports, Gumbo, and Tidbits.