Revival: Lost South­ern Voic­es, a fes­ti­val for read­ers, cel­e­brates his­tor­i­cal­ly exclud­ed, erased, or mar­gin­al­ized South­ern voic­es. Dur­ing this annu­al con­fer­ence, invit­ed pre­sen­ters dis­cuss South­ern authors or artists whose works are out-of-print or oth­er­wise do not receive the atten­tion they deserve. We invite the pub­lic, schol­ars, stu­dents, writ­ers, and inquis­i­tive read­ers to join the con­ver­sa­tion as we con­tin­ue to dis­cov­er and revive these Lost South­ern Voices.

Schedule:

Thursday, March 20, 2025

7:00pm: Keynote

Remem­ber­ing Dorothy Alli­son: Mab Seg­rest with E.R. Ander­son

Read­ings and Con­ver­sa­tion, Fol­lowed by a light reception

Reg­is­ter for the Keynote here.

Friday, March 21, 2025

1:00pm: Panel 1 - Cel­e­brat­ing the Life and Work of Tina McEl­roy Ansa

Wan­da Smalls Lloyd presents Tina McEl­roy Ansa

Mod­er­at­ed by Jen­nifer Colatosti

Reg­is­ter for Pan­el 1 here.

3:00pm: Pan­el 2 - What We See When We Read Chil­dren’s Books

Lynn Cullen presents illus­tra­tors Lau­rel Long and Amy Young

Car­men Agra Deedy presents illus­tra­tors Thomas Gon­za­lez and Michael White

Pearl McHaney presents the Sis­ters New­bery Read­ing Project

Mod­er­at­ed by Pearl McHaney

Reg­is­ter for Pan­el 2 here.

Sat­ur­day, March 22, 2025

1:00pm: Pan­el 3 - Thomas Mer­ton: A Bridge between Two Worlds

Brodie Lowe
Michael White
Jonathan Greene

Reg­is­ter for Pan­el 3 here.

3:00pm: Pan­el 4 - Mor­ris, Att­away, and the Mis­sis­sip­pi Delta: Lit­er­ary Lega­cies and Land­scapes

Ralph Eubanks presents William Att­away
David Rae Mor­ris presents Willie Mor­ris
Mod­er­at­ed by Mon­i­ca Weath­er­ly

Reg­is­ter for Pan­el 4 here.

Date: March 20, 2025 - March 22, 2025

Location: Decatur Library - 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, GA 30030

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