36th Annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium Program

36th Annual Welty Writers' Symposium

“Keep out from under these feet… I got a long way”: Resilience and Resistance in the South

Inspired by Eudora Welty's story "A Worn Path"

Program of the 36th Annual

Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium

October 24th, 25th, and 26th, 2024

The theme for this year's symposium is “‘With an Instrument Made of Air’: The Transformative Magic of Story” It is inspired by Eudora Welty's story "Circe" from The Bride of Innisfallen and Other Stories.

All sessions will be held in Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium of Poindexter Hall and also live-streamed for those who can't attend in person. All times listed are estimates. Books are available at the event and for purchase through The Bookend.

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