Attendees at this year’s Conference on Southern Literature, scheduled April 2-4 at the Tivoli Theatre, will be able to rub elbows with as many as 50 members of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
Celebrating 20 years in existence, the conference again will offer fans a chance to mingle with Southern writers, including favorites such as Louis Rubin Jr. and new authors such as Marco Ramirez. Throughout the three-day event, authors will offer readings, panel discussions and book signings.
“When people attend for the first time, many are surprised how accessible the writers are,” said Susan Robinson, executive director of the Arts & Education Council, which sponsors the biennial conference.
“It’s not like going to a class or hearing a lecture,” she said. “Writers mingle with readers and with one another. And you certainly don’t have to know all the authors and their works to enjoy the event.”
Novelist Lee Smith will deliver the keynote address. Among the special sessions is a discussion of historical fiction by conservationist Wendell Berry.
The Fellowship of Southern Writers was founded by Cleanth Brooks, Walker Percy and Eudora Welty. The Fellowship’s archives are housed at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and it holds its meeting in conjunction with the biennial writers conference.
General admission is $125 for all three days. One-day tickets are $55 to $65. Call the AEC at 267-1218 or visit www.southernlitconference.org for more information.
Deadline for registration is March 31.
Barry Courter is associate features editor, entertainment editor and books editor for the Times Free Press. He started his journalism career at the Chattanooga News-Free Press in 1987. He covers primarily entertainment and events for fyiWeekend and edits the Sunday books page. Born in Lafayette, Ind., Barry has lived in Chattanooga since 1968. He graduated from Notre Dame High School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in broadcast journalism. He previously ...
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