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Featured Program

Southern Writers Symposium: February 27-28, 2009

June Spence signing books after her reading at the 17th Southern Writers Symposium

Created by English professor Sue Kimball in 1982, the Southern Writers Symposium includes scholarly presentations as well readings and lectures by contemporary authors. Featured speakers have included such scholars as John Shelton Reed, Louis D. Rubin, and Trudier Harris, as well as contemporary writers such as Lee Smith, Reynolds Price, and Marsha Norman.

In 2009, the Symposium will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with a return to its roots in North Carolina literature. A series of talks, panels, and readings by contemporary creative writers and scholars of Southern literature will highlight North Carolina's contribution to Southern literature.

For more information, please click on the links to the right or contact the conference director:

Emily Wright
English Department
Methodist University
5400 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28311
910-630-7551

Volunteers are available to assist persons with disabilities. If you need such assistance, please contact the conference director.

The Southern Writers Symposium is supported in part by The Fayetteville Observer.

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