Upcoming Regional Literary Events

Upcoming Regional Literary Events For expanded and updated information, please see our website at: www.berea.edu/appalachianheritage Friday, March 12- Saturday, March 13—The 24th Annual Writers Conference, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL. George Plimpton will be posthumously honored as Grand Master, www.uab.edu/english/ cwriting/litfest.html Saturday, March 20—The Blue Ridge Writers Conference, Blairsville, GA. Sharyn McCrumb will be the keynote speaker. www.blueridgemountainarts.org Wednesday, March 24- Sunday, March 28—The Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA. The five-day festival honors book culture, and promotes reading and literacy, www.vabook.org Thursday, March 25- Saturday, March 27—The 25th Annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. In celebration of the conference's 25th anniversary, it has been themed "History in the Making." www.uky.edu/ Conferences/KYWWC Friday, March 26- Sunday, March 28—The 27thAnnual Appalachian Studies Conference, Cherokee High School, Cherokee, NC. appalachianstudies.org Friday, March 26- Saturday, March 27—The Kentucky Writer's Workshop, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Pineville, KY. Featuring Marilyn Dungan, Normandi Ellis, and Bryan Auxier. www.kystateparks.com/events/ mar.04events.htm Thursday, April 1- Saturday, April 3—The Tennessee Mountain Writer's Conference, Oak Ridge, TN. Robert Morgan will be the keynote speaker, www.tmwi.org Friday, April 2- Saturday, April 3—A Celebration of Harriette Arnow: Her Work and Place in American Letters, Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY. www.somcc.kctcs.edu Saturday, July 25- Friday, July 30—The 27th Annual Appalachian Writers Workshop, Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY. This event will feature workshops in the novel, the short story, poetry, children's literature, memoirs, and other specific areas of interest to writers, hindrnansettlement.org/ ShowEvents.asp?showall=l ...