Methodist University Announces 19th Biennial Southern Writers Symposium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 9, 2007
MARIA SIKORYAK-ROBINS
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS

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FAYETTEVILLE, NC—The 19th Biennial Southern Writers Symposium will return to Methodist University Feb. 23-24, 2007. The event, themed Neglected Southern Writers, will feature scholars from around the country who will present papers on southern writers and explore their relationships to the southern literary canon.

The keynote speaker is Trudier Harris, professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill, whose works include Saints, Sinners, Saviors: Strong Black Women in African-American Literature (2001) and The South of Tradition: Essays on African American Literature (2002). Other attending scholars include Freda Beaty, Jesse Freeman, and Gary Richards.

A special focus of the symposium will be Georgia author Raymond Andrews (1934-1991). Readings, talks, scholarly papers, and a film in progress will address Andrews’s life, his work, and the nature of his contribution to southern literature.

Methodist University is Fayetteville’s only independent, four-year institution of higher education. The University enrolls 2,147 students from 41 states and 30 countries. To learn more about the symposium and its history visit www.methodist.edu/sws. The fee is $65 to register for the two-day event, with additional costs for meals. To register for the symposium please contact Dr. Emily Wright at (910) 630-7551 or send an e-mail to .