The 38th Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference FAULKNER’S GEOGRAPHIES SOUTHERN LITERARY GEOGRAPHIES July 17–21, 2011 Oxford, MS The 2011 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will examine the topic “Faulkner’s Geographies/Southern Literary Geographies” through five days of lectures and discussion by literary scholars and critics. In addition to formal lectures, there will be several shorter panel […]
Tallahassee Writers Association Seven Hills and Penumbra Contests
July 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Tallahassee Writers Association is accepting submissions for its 2011 Seven Hills contest: up to 2,500 word short stories, creative nonfiction, or children’s picture books; and 500 word flash fiction. Fee: $17 nonmembers, $12 TWA members with paid dues. $100 first place winners; $75 second; and $50 third; honorable mention, plus publication in […]
Fab Fiction Awards: Applications Due July 15
July 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference Short Story Contest Deadline: July 15, 2011 Entry Fee: $25 A prize of $1,000, publication in Potomac Review, and an invitation to speak at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference will be given annually for a short story. Richard Peabody will judge. Residents of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. are eligible. […]
Award-Winning Author Anthony Grooms to Speak at Albany State
June 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Anthony Grooms an award-winning southern author, poet, and playwright, will participate in the Albany State University 2011 Summer Seminar on Southern Literature. Grooms will speak on Wednesday in Room 114 of the James Pendergrast Library at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. In his first session, Grooms will discuss southern writers past and present, […]
Call for Articles on Thomas Wolfe in Film
June 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 2012 issue of the North Carolina Literary Review will feature North Carolina Literature into Film. The editor, Margaret Bauer, is seeking ideas for articles on film adaptations of Thomas Wolfe’s works. Send your questions or material to Margaret via email: BAUERM@ecu.edu Submission deadline: August 31, 2011.