April 2004
Thursday, April 1 – Saturday, April 3—The Tennessee Mountain Writer's Conference, Oak Ridge, TN. Robert Morgan will be the keynote speaker. See www.tmwi.org for more information.
Thursday, April 1 – Saturday, April 3—Southern Literary Festival 2004, on University of Alabama at Birmingham, will include poet and literary critic James Applewhite), fiction writer Brad Watson, and writer of fiction and creative non-fiction Vicki Covington. [ Read More ]
Thursday, April 1 – Saturday, April 3—The Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in Oakridge, TN. The featured authors are Tracy Barrett, Beverly Conner, Cara Modisett, Danny Marion, and Robert Morgan. [ Read More ]
Friday, April 2 – Saturday, April 3—A Celebration of Harriette Arnow: Her Work and Place in American Letters, Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY. [ Read More ]
Friday, April 2 – Sunday, April—The Kentucky Appalachian Artisan Center in Hindman Kentucky will be hosting the Southern Appalachian Writers: A Retreat for poets, writers, storytellers, songwriters, and playwrights. [ Read More ]
Friday, April 2 – Saturday, April 3—The University of Montevallo, Alabama, will host the Montevallo Literary Festival. [ Read More ]
Wednesday, April 8—Lee Maynard will give a free reading in the Shenandoah Room of West Virginia University’s Mountain Lair. For more information call (304)622-0485.
Wednesday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 28—Crystal Wilkinson, author of Blackberries, Blackberries, Water Street, will be offering a writing workshop on Wednesday nights, 6-8 p.m. at Berea College, Berea, KY. Crystal Wilkinson is the ACA Writer in Residence at Berea College for the month of April.
Thursday, April 15 – Friday, April 16—The Kentucky Writers Conference 2004 will take place on Western Kentucky University’s Campus. The conference will feature Kentucky writers and their work. Some of the Kentucky Literary Award nominees will participate in writing workshops, readings, and special presentations. [ Read More ]
Thursday, April 15—Arthur Smith, recipient of the National Poetry Award, will read poetry at Rothrock Café at Lawson McGhee Library in Knoxville, TN at 6 p.m. For a poetry sample, visit www.poems.com/morelsmi.htm
Saturday, April 24—The Bath County Spring Book Fair will be at the Memorial Library on Main Street in Owingsville beginning at 10:00 a.m. The authors appearing include Bob Sloan and Jack Ellis. [ Read More ]
Saturday, April 24—The
Knoxville Writers’ Guild will host its 2004 Awards
Gala at 6:30 p.m. at the Holston Hills Country Club. The
guests of honor include Wilma Dykeman, TV personality, Edye
Ellis, and columnist, Don Williams. Tickets are $15, except
for students who pay $10.
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Monday, April 26—The Writers in the Library Series at the University of Tennessee Library will conclude its 2003-2004 season with readings by William Gay and Patricia Waters. The event will take place in the Hodges Library Auditorium on UT’s campus at 7 p.m. Contact Steven Harris at Steven-Harris@utk.edu
Thursday, April 29—Hazard Community College in Hazard, KY will host its 12th Annual Evening with the Poets that will feature Jim Webb and Wendell Barry. The readings begin at 6:30 p.m. [ Read More ]
Thursday, April 29—The
Rothrock Café will host a farewell reading from poet
Darius Antwan Stewart. He is leaving Knoxville to begin work
on a masters degree in creative writing.
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Friday, April 30—Hazard Community College in Hazard, KY will host the 8th Annual Spring Writers Conference featuring Nikky Finney, Gurney Norman, and Silas House. The workshops begin at 10 a.m. and admission is free. [ Read More ]
Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2—The 2004 Mountain Laurel Conference will be held in Knoxville, TN and focus on “conquering the blank page.” The keynote speaker is Lisa Jackson. [ Read More ]