On the Brink 2007

Annual Conference on Emerging Southern Writers

Jacksonville State University

February 10, 2007
"I Don't Give a Damn for a Man that Can Only Spell a Word One Way"
Houston Cole Library

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


 

      The 2007 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)
 

2007 Conference  "I Don't Give a Damn for a Man that Can Only Spell a Word One Way"

WRITERS   THEIR WORKS 
Nancy Grisham Anderson   Wrestling with God: The Meditations of Richard Marius
Howard Bahr   The Judas Field 
Thomas Lakeman   The Shadow Catchers 
Deborah LeBlanc   A House Divided 
Jack Pendarvis
  The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure 
Charles J. Shields   Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee 
Natasha Trethewey   Native Guard: Poems 
J. Wes Yoder   Carry My Bones

February 10, 2007

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 February 2, 2007
Registration Fee: $45.00
     $15.00 for full time students
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2007 ON THE BRINK

Emerging Southern Writers Conference 2007

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


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