Dahlonega Literary Festival 2024 Dahlonega Baptist Church, 234 Hawkins Street

Schedule:

9:00 - 9:50

“Southern Crime (Noir/Not So Noir”-part two)”-Meagan Lucas, Brian Panowich, William Rawlings & Jeff Shaw (RW)-moderator: Trisha Slay. Rm 28-29

Workshop: “Social Media for Authors: TikTok vs Amy Vanderbilt”-Rona Simmons. Rm 30

10:00 - 10:50

“Leo and Lucille Frank-Why Their Story Is Still Relevant”-Steve Oney and Ann Hite -moderator: Juanita Tipton (double session). Sanctuary

“Writing for Young Adults”-Matt Aiken, Chris Negron, Anita Foster (RW), and Julia Watts (UNG visiting professor)-moderator: Trisha Slay. Rm 28-29Poetry: “Two Georgia Poets Present Their Work”-Ezekiel Black and Kathleen Lewis (RW)- moderator: William Wright. Rm 30

11:00 - 11:50

Leo & Lucille Frank session continued. Sanctuary

Panel: “Writers Never Stop Learning: Accessing Lillian Smith”-Tanya Bennett, UNG English department, and Matthew Teutsch, director of Lillian Smith Center, Piedmont University, Demorest. Rm 30

“The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First”-author Stephen Hundley-moderator: Melissa Lockaby. Rm 26

“We Live in a Two-Story House”-Husband and wife team George Weinstein and Kim Conrey share what it is like when both spouses are writers. Rm 28-29

Lunch 12:15 - 1:45

“Grassroots Saints and Honkytonk Heroes” Sharyn McCrumb

University of North Georgia Banquet Room A

(404 Georgia Circle)

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dging Sessions with the UNG Press: by appointment between 12:00-4:00. For guidelines on How to Submit a Book Pitch, go to https://ung.edu/university-press/events.php. Church library

2:00 - 2:50

“Truth Through Fiction: Two Emerging Female Voices in Southern Family Storytelling” -Annette Clapsaddle & Kimberley Brock-moderator: Candice Dyer. Rm 28-29

“Jimmy Carter: Elected President with Pocket Change and Peanuts”-author Dot Padgett-moderator: John Pruitt. Sanctuary

“The Curious Lives of Nonprofit Martyrs” (and more)-author/satirist George Singleton-moderator: Bill Walsh. Rm 26

Workshop: “Paths to Publication”-George Weinstein and Kim Conrey. Rm 30

3:00 - 3:50

"Out of the Asylum (Milledgeville), Onto the Page: A Discussion of Administrations of Lunacy"-author Mab Segrest-moderator: Dr. Jacob Appel. Sanctuary

"Into the Mystery: Clues, Red Herrings, and the Enduring Appeal of Amateur Detectives"- Matt Aiken, Valerie Burns, Peter Farris, and Vanessa Riley-moderator: Trisha Slay. Rm 28-29

"Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize (son of Demorest, GA)"-author Jerry Grillo - Moderator: Candice Dyer. Rm 30

4:00 - 4:50

Sharyn McCrumb, Headliner

“Using History and Folklore in Southern Fiction”

Introduced by Kelly West

Sanctuary

Date: March 2, 2024

Location:

Various Venue in Dahlonega

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