On the Brink 2001

Annual Conference on Emerging Southern Writers

Jacksonville State University

 7th Annual Conference
February 3, 2001
Houston Cole Library

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


2001 Conference  "Are Y' all Hard at It or Are Ya' Just Gallavantin'?"
Saturday February 3, 2001              9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 

The 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)
 

2001 Conference  "Are Y' all Hard at It or Are Ya' Just Gallavantin'?"

WRITERS
   THEIR WORKS 
Clyde Bolton
   Nancy Swimmer:
A Story of the Cherokee Nation
Ben Erickson
   A Parting Gift
Wayne Greenhaw
   Beyond the Night
Melinda Haynes
   Mother of Pearl
Lynne Hinton
       Friendship Cake
Robert Inman
   Coming Home: Life, Love, and All Things
Southern; Home Fires Burning
Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
   The Gospel of Barbecue
Barbara Robinette Moss
   Change Me into Zeus' Daughter
 

2001 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 15, 2001
Registration Fee: $35.00
     $15.00 for full time students
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2001 ON THE BRINK

Emerging Southern Writers Conference

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On the Brink --Kaleidoscope
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Gena Christopher
Department of English
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, Alabama 36365-1602


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