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October, 2003 Vol. 4, No. 10
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Terry Kay often laughs in front of his audiences -- "My problem as a
Southern writer is that I didn't grow up in a dysfunctional family."
As the eleventh child of twelve growing up in Hart County, Georgia, Kay
grew up in a strong family that reflected the rural traditions of deep
faith, coming to the aid of neighbors, and a type of gentle innocence
when it comes to the outside world. It is from this heritage that Terry Kay
draws his gentle stories.
- Appalachian Sensibility
- An Interview with Linda Scott DeRosier
- by Joyce Dixon
The hills of Appalachia have produced many strong women with stories to tell. Among them -- Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Linda Scott DeRosier. Each celebrates life's joys without overlooking the lessons of the hardships. And in the tradition of their Scot-Irish ancestors, they rejoice in song.
- The Literary Southern Ghost
- An Interview with Sherry Austin
- by Joyce Dixon
Readers often tease Sherry Austin -- "With all the ghosts right here in the South, why you want to be creating fictional ones?" But Sherry Austin is a writer of mythic fiction, a revival of Victorian ghost storytelling which is used as a means to present or change an attitude within the culture. Her blend of Southern Gothic with social commentary is fresh in southern writing. Her voice is lyrical and haunting. Sherry Austin is an author to watch.
Remembrance and Honor
An interview with Mary Wilder Crockett
by Adam J. Carozza
- Blue Ridge
- Test your knowledge in this month's crossword puzzle.
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Pat Conroy 2003 Recipient of the Thomas Wolfe Prize
UGA Press Flannery O'Connor Awards Named
Southeast Independent Bestseller List (managed by Book Sense and SEBA).
| 2-4, 2003 | UT Southern Literature Festival honoring George Garrett |
| 2-4, 2003 | Amelia Island Book Festival |
| 2-5, 2003 | Southern Foodways Symposium |
| 3-4, 2003 | James River Writers Festival |
| 3-5, 2003 | Moonlight and Magnolias |
| 4, 2003 | National Book Festival |
| 8-11, 2003 | Flannery O'Connor Symposium |
| 9-26, 2003 | Novello |
| 9-11, 2003 | Ozark Writers Conference |
| 10-12, 2003 | Southern Festival of Books |
| 11, 2003 | Chesapeake Writers' Conference |
| 11, 2003 | Heart of Georgia Literary Festival |
| 16-18, 2003 | Southern Women Writers Conference |
| 17-19, 2003 | South Carolina Writers Workshop Conference |
| 18, 2003 | Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Southern Breeze Fall Conference |
| 24-26, 2003 | Florida Writers Conference |
| 24-25, 2003 | Atlanta Antiquarian Book Fair |
| 26-29, 2003 | First Novel Fest |
| 10/29-11/1, 2003 | FIU Seaside Writers Conference |
| 10/31-11/2, 2003 | Cape Fear Crime Festival |
- Songs of Life and Grace, Linda S. DeRosier
- Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer, Philip Furia
- Lunch at the Piccadilly, Clyde Edgerton
- The Valley of Light, Terry Kay
- Death on a Cellular Level, Vicky Hunnings
- Last Lessons of Summer, Margaret Maron
- Mariah of the Spirits and Other Southern Ghost Stories. Sherry Austin
- The Opposite Shore, Maryanne Stahl
- Herod's Wife, Madison Jones
- The Spider's Web: A Novella and Other Stories, Wayne Greenhaw
- Ghosts of the Georgia Coast, Don Farrant
- How to Hunt Ghosts: A Practical Guide, Joshua P. Warren
- Ecstatic in the Poison, Andrew Hudgins
- Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, Barbara R. Duncan & Brett H. Riggs
- Blue Ridge Music Trails: Finding a Place in the Circle, Fred C. Fussell
- Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway, 2nd edition, Victoria Logue, Frank Logue and Nicole Blouin
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