On the Brink 2006

Annual Conference on Emerging Southern Writers

Jacksonville State University

February 11, 2006
"Life's Too Short to Drink Bad 'Shine"
Houston Cole Library

- A part of kaleidoscope, the College of Arts and Sciences' festival of the arts -


 

      The 2006 Conference          Previous Conferences

On the Brink is designed as a provocative and entertaining gathering of Southern writers and readers. The conference offers a forum to emerging writers as they explore the Southern experience through our past, present, and future.

The conference brings together writers working in a range of genres. Writers will read from their work and discuss their reasons for working in their chosen genres, as well as respond to questions from the audience.

Location

The conference is held on the 11th floor of the Houston Cole Library, Jacksonville State University (near the intersection of Hwy 21 and Hwy 204)
 

2006 Conference  "Life's Too Short to Drink Bad 'Shine"

WRITERS   THEIR WORKS 
 Clyde Bolton     Stop the Presses (So I Can Get Off) 
Sonny Brewer    The Poet of Tolstoy Park 
Pat Cunningham Devoto   The Summer We Got Saved 
Beth Ann Fennelly   Tender Hooks 
Frank Turner Hollon
  The Point of Fracture,
Glitter Girl and the Crazy Cheese 
Suzanne Hudson   In the Dark of the Moon 
Joshilyn Jackson   Gods in Alabama 
Theron Montgomery    The Procession

February 11, 2006 Tentative Conference Schedule

9:00 - 10:00   Registration and Refreshments
10:15 - 11:15   Session I
11:15 - 12:00   Book Signings
12:30 - 1:30   Lunch
2:00 - 3:00   Session II
3:00 - 4:00   Book Signings

For information, contact:

Steven J. Whitton, swhitton@jsu.edu
Gena Christopher, genac@jsu.edu
Department of English

256-782-5411
FAX: 256-782-5441


 


Pre-register by January 31, 2006
Registration Fee: $45.00
     $15.00 for full time students
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2006 ON THE BRINK

Emerging Southern Writers Conference 2006

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Gena Christopher
Department of English
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, Alabama 36265-1602


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