I judged the high school short story contest again this year for the New Orleans William Faulkner/William Wisdom writing competition. Here I am with the winner, from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the talented Ms. Adia Heisser.
Faulkner Society Words and Music Festival
Faulkner Fest This Week in New Orleans
I’m looking forward to the 2014 Faulkner Fest this week here in New Orleans. I’ll be presenting and paneling. More info at wordsandmusic.org.
And here’s a picture of me dressed as William Faulkner. Convincing, no?
More Party Pics from Faulkner Fest
With mega-star Southern author Robert Hicks (“The Widow of the South” and “A Separate Country”):
And soon-to-be novelist Jennifer Steil (“The Ambassador’s Wife”):
I believe there were other pictures. They have been lost.
At the Faulkner Fest
With panelists Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin (“The Tilted World”), plus Faulkner House Books owner Joe DeSalvo. That’s not a urine sample Joe’s holding; it’s a jar of moonshine Beth and Tom brought to him from Mississippi.
Faulkner Society Words and Music Festival
I’m looking forward to participating again this year in the Faulkner Society’s Words and Music Festival, on this week in New Orleans.
Bill and I hope to see you there!
Faulkner Society Words and Music Festival, Saturday, Nov. 12th
I’ll be moderating a panel discussion this Saturday with authors Mark Yakich and Pamela Ewen and agent Elise Capron at the Faulkner Society Words & Music Festival in New Orleans.
If you’ve ever wondered how “The Old Verities of Story Telling Still Apply as Inspiration for 21st Century Literature,” come check us out. We’ll tell you, I guess.
Saturday, Nov. 12
11:00 a.m.
Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom, Hotel Monteleone