SouthWord schedule of events

FRIDAY, NOV. 3 All events at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 9-10:15 a. m. FSW Poetry Reading and Discussion; Andrew Hudgins, Rodney Jones and C. Dale Young 9-10:15 a. m. FSW Prose Reading and Discussion; Elizabeth Cox, Bobbie Ann Mason, Terry Roberts and Tony Earley 10:30-11:45 a. m. FSW Poetry Reading and Discussion; Kate Daniels, T. J. Jarrett and T. R. Hummer 10:30-11:45 a.m. FSW Prose Reading and Discussion; George Singleton, Richard Bausch, Liza Wieland and Rion Amilcar Scott Noon-2 p. m. FSW Awards Luncheon 2:15-3:30 p. m. Craft of Beginnings: How to Start a Novel or Short Story; Wyatt Prunty, Tom Franklin, Steve Yarbrough and Lee Smith read favorite beginnings, both their own and those by other authors, and discuss how to get a story off to a great start. 3:45-5 pm. Fact to Fiction; Jayne Anne Phillips, Jim Grimsley and Charles Frazier discuss bringing facts into colorful stories. 5:30- 6:30 p. m. Keynote Speaker Wendell Berry 6:30– 9 p. m. FSW Dinner and Business Meeting SATURDAY, NOV. 4 8-11 a. m. Books for Breakfast at Lindsay Street Hall, 901 Lindsay St. Coffee, conversation and book signings with authors. 9-9:45 a.m. True Grit at Bessie Smith Hall, 200 M.L.King Blvd. Jill McCorkle, Brad Watson and Allan Gurganus discuss writing across gender to create powerful Southern characters. 10-10:45 a.m. Stories of the Southern Wilderness, Bessie Smith Hall; Maurice Manning, Tim Gautreaux, Silas House and Wendell Berry discuss the interplay of literature, advocacy and environmental consciousness. 11-11:45 a.m. I’ll Fly Away at Bessie Smith Hall. Randall Kenan, Brooks Haxton and Fred Hobson discuss the crossroads of spirituality and race in Southern literature. Noon-2 p. m. Pig vs. Cow Barbecue at Lindsay Street Hall. Keynote discussion by John Shelton Reed and Roy Blount Jr. 2-3 p. m. Villains panel discussion at Bessie Smith Hall. Beverly Lowery, Ron Rash and Robert Bausch read passages from their work featuring antagonists and discuss the character of villainy in literature. 3-4 p.m. Harper Lee discussion at Bessie Smith Hall. Allen Wier and Wayne Flynt discuss the legacy and influence of Harper Lee. 2-5 p. m. Book Signings: The Roots of Literary Music at Lindsay Street Hall. Stories and song with Matraca Berg, Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle 6 p. m. Ticketed private dinners with authors.