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Banned Books Week
Banned Books Readaloud
Rosenzweig Arts Center 501 Main Street, Columbus, MS, United StatesParticipants are encouraged to read an excerpt of a banned book out loud during this interactive event.
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Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
The W Campus 1100 College Street, Columbus, United States +1 moreThe Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium is held each October in honor of The W's most famous alumna. A diverse group of Southern writers and scholars are invited to present their work. A highlight of the symposium is the announcement of the Eudora Welty Prize for an unpublished book of scholarship. All Symposium events will be […]
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Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Welty Symposium Keynote
Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter HallFeaturing: Katy Simpson Smith, The Weeds followed by a reception and book signing with all symposium authors Watch Live
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Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
The W Campus 1100 College Street, Columbus, United States +1 moreThe Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium is held each October in honor of The W's most famous alumna. A diverse group of Southern writers and scholars are invited to present their work. A highlight of the symposium is the announcement of the Eudora Welty Prize for an unpublished book of scholarship. All Symposium events will be […]
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Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Welty Symposium Friday AM
Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter HallFeatured authors: 9:00 Lee Durkee, Stalking Shakespeare 9:40 Maurice Carlos Ruffin, The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You 10:30 De’Shawn Charles Winslow, Decent People 11:10 K. Iver, Short Film Starring My Beloved’s Red Bronco all times are approximate except our start time Watch Live
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Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Welty Symposium Friday PM
Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter HallFeatured Authors: 1:30 Ann Fisher-Wirth, Paradise is Jagged 2:10 Halle Hill, Good Women: Stories 2:50 Claude Wilkinson, Soon Done with the Crosses 3:30 Ephemera Prize: Georgia Bailey Emelia Bosarge Anthony Bradley, Ava Grace Noe Iris Xue All times approximate except our start time Watch Live
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Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
The W Campus 1100 College Street, Columbus, United States +1 moreThe Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium is held each October in honor of The W's most famous alumna. A diverse group of Southern writers and scholars are invited to present their work. A highlight of the symposium is the announcement of the Eudora Welty Prize for an unpublished book of scholarship. All Symposium events will be […]
Free
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Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Welty Symposium Saturday AM
Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter HallFeatured Authors: 9:30 Ethel Morgan Smith, Path to Grace: Reimagining the Civil Rights Movement 10:10 Christie Collins, The Art of Coming Undone 11:00 Ellen Ann Fentress, The Steps We Take 11:40 Exodus Brownlow, I'm Afraid That I Know Too Much About Myself Now, to Go Back to Who I Knew Before, and Oh Lord, Who […]
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StarWound Concert
Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter HallThe Anglophone Music Group StarWound from Greece will perform new songs in collaboration with prominent poetry professors and students of five distinguished universities in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama, including the poem “Orpheus” by Dr. Kendall Dunkelberg. “Interiors” represents StarWound’s survey on the lyrics of contemporary US-based poets. The goal is to provide musical accompaniment […]
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Honors Forum Series
Forum Series: Margaret Renkl
Nissan Auditorium - Parkinson HallMargaret Renkl Author of The Comfort of Crows In The Comfort of Crows, bestselling author Margaret Renkl presents fifty-two chapters that follow the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of a year. As she takes us through the seasons, she introduces us to both joy at the ongoing pleasures of the natural […]
The W Wind Ensemble – Classics: Old and New
Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)Join the W Wind Ensemble as they put on a lovely show featuring classics, old and new. This event is free and open to the public.
Black History Month Celebration Concert
Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate Black History Month – featuring performances by the W Ensembles, Students, and Faculty!