Chesapeake College
Kent Humanities and Cadby Theater Building
(halfway around the College Circle Drive - free parking)
Rt. 50 and Rt. 213
Wye Mills, MD 21678
Wye Mills, MD 21678
(see driving directions, below)
For your GPS, use:
1000 College Circle
Wye Mills, MD 21678
College phone for weather cancellations:
410-822-5400
Conference Phone for program questions:
443-786-4536
Chesapeake College sits at the intersection of Rt. 213 (Centreville Rd.) and Rt. 50, just north of the red star on this map. Click on the map to zoom in or out. Detailed driving directions are at the bottom of this page.
Enter the conference at the Kent Humanities and Cadby Theater Building, located halfway around the College Circle Drive, at the rear of the campus. Parking is in front of the Kent Humanities Building. There is a walkway to the building from the parking lot.
Conference Overview & History
Every February since 1998, the Bay to Ocean Writers Conference has brought together writers, editors, agents, and publishers from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.
BTO is a nonprofit, volunteer-run conference sponsored by the Eastern Shore Writers Association. Our mission is to inform, encourage, and inspire writers and help them unravel the mysteries of the ever-changing publishing business.
The first BTO conference was started 14 years ago by Friends of the Talbot County Free Library. It was and continues to be dedicated to the legacy of Gilbert Byron (1903-1991), who did more to capture the unique ambience of the Eastern Shore than any other writer in his time. To learn more about Gilbert Byron's novels, poetry, and essays and the museum celebrating his life, visit the Web site of the Pickering Creek Audubon Center.
BTO COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Rick Barton, Conference Coordinator
Steering Committee:
Mala Burt - Website and Speaker Communications
Bonnie Feldstein - Manuscript Reviews
Carol Fierabend
Charlene Marcum - Treasurer
Diane Marquette - Speaker Development
George Merrill - Hospitality and Registration
Anne McCormick - Hospitality and Registration
Margot Miller - Bookstore
Jeanne Pinault - Editor-at-large
Barbara Reisert - Hospitality and Registration
Judy Reveal - Program
Amy Steward - Publicity
Jerry Sweeney
Leslie Walker - Hospitality and Speaker
Anny Williams - Hospitality and Registration
Harold Wilson - Hospitality and Registration
Kathleen Winter - Hospitality and Registration
Wilson Wyatt - Speaker Development
Jacques Baker, Founder, Emeritus
Driving directions:
From Annapolis and points West:
Take Route 50 East across the Bay Bridge. Continue on Route 50 and cross the Kent Narrows Bridge. Continue on Route 50 for 2.5 miles to the Route 50/301 split. Bear to the right at the split and continue on Route 50 for 6 miles.
Come to the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 50 and 213, and turn right on Route 213. The Chesapeake College entrance is on the right. The conference is located in the Kent Humanities and Cadby Theater Building at the rear of the campus. Free parking in campus lots.
Take Route 50 East across the Bay Bridge. Continue on Route 50 and cross the Kent Narrows Bridge. Continue on Route 50 for 2.5 miles to the Route 50/301 split. Bear to the right at the split and continue on Route 50 for 6 miles.
Come to the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 50 and 213, and turn right on Route 213. The Chesapeake College entrance is on the right. The conference is located in the Kent Humanities and Cadby Theater Building at the rear of the campus. Free parking in campus lots.
From Salisbury and points East:
Take Route 50 West through Cambridge. Continue on Route 50 West through Easton and another 15 miles to Wye Mills. Come to the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 50 and 213, and turn left on Route 213. The Chesapeake College entrance is on the right. The conference is located in the Kent Humanities and Cadby Theater Building at the rear of the campus. Free parking in campus lots.
Take Route 50 West through Cambridge. Continue on Route 50 West through Easton and another 15 miles to Wye Mills. Come to the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 50 and 213, and turn left on Route 213. The Chesapeake College entrance is on the right. The conference is located in the Kent Humanities and Cadby Theater Building at the rear of the campus. Free parking in campus lots.
About Us: Location & History
Photographs of 2006, 2007, and 2008 Bay to Ocean Writers Conferences © Ann E. Dorbin, Paragon Light, Inc.
Photographs of 2009 and 2010 Bay to Ocean Writers Conference © Wilson Wyatt and Leslie Walker
February 25, 2012
Chesapeake College
Wye Mills, MD
