Faulkner Society Words and Music Festival

2026 Faulkner Society Festival in New Orleans

Bill and I say come on down to New Orleans for the 2026 annual Faulkner Society Festival, where the manuscript for my newest novel, JACKSON, is on the shortlist for the Novel Prize. It’s all happening September 25-27 at the Hotel Provincial, Beauregard-Keyes House, and the Ursuline Convent Chapel and Gardens in the French Quarter. … Read more

Glamour Nights at Faulkner Fest

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.

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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?

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More Party Pics from Faulkner Fest

With mega-star Southern author Robert Hicks (“The Widow of the South” and “A Separate Country”):

Robert Hicks

And soon-to-be novelist Jennifer Steil (“The Ambassador’s Wife”):

Jennifer Steil

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.

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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