DOROTHY ALLISON EVENTS
All events are free and open to the public. No tickets required
FEBRUARY - APRIL 2008
More events will be added. Please visit again for more information and additions to the calendar.
MARCH 2008
Tuesday, March 25
Symposium: "Beyond Our Beginnings: Women Writers from Working and Lower Class Backgrounds"
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
For a complete listing of symposium events, go to: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases/2008/3/4/working-class-women-writers-to-gather-for-vanderbilt-symposium-beyond-our-beginnings-events-run-march-25-27
Dorothy Allison's events will take place on March 25.
4 p.m.
Panel discussion with all participants
Location: Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center.
5 p.m.
Reception
Location: Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
6 p.m.
Reading by Dorothy Allison and Heather Sellers
Location: All Faith Chapel, in the basement of Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Followed by booksigning and reception in the Divinity School cafeteria
Saturday, March 29
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Reading at the Contemporary Literature and Writing Conference
Kennesaw State University
Reading followed by a question and answer session and a booksigning
Room location and contact information TBA
Monday, March 31
6 p.m.
Reading at the Richland County (South Carolina) Public Library
1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
2008 Southern Writers Series, sponsored by the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies and the Friends of the Richmond County Public Library
For further information : Professor Tara Powell, tfpowell@gmail.com
APRIL 2008
Sunday, April 6
6 p.m.
Literary Rabble-Rousing with Dorothy Allison and Elizabeth Rose Anderson
Sponsored by Charis Books and More
Location: Jimmy Carter Library, 441 Freedom Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30307
Charis is thrilled to present author Dorothy Allison reading with emerging Southern writer (and Charis employee) Elizabeth Anderson! If you heard these two read together at the Carter Library for our 30th birthday celebration, then you know to expect another rare treat in literary form. Please mark your calendars for this unique event. Get ready for some Southern, queer, & inter-generational words (written and in conversation). The Carter Library is located at 441 Freedom Pkwy, Atlanta GA 30307. For more info, please call 404-524-0304 or visit charisbooksandmore.com.
Elizabeth Rose Anderson is a fiction writer and Atlanta native. She received her B.A. from Bard College and her M.A. in English from the University of Mississippi. She currently facilitates writing groups for adults and young women at Charis Circle in Atlanta.