Alabama Writers' Forum

The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
2024-10-17 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401, United States
In this hilarious musical adaptation of the eccentric, creepy-but-kooky Addams family, Wednesday Addams, the princess of darkness, sees the light and invites her boyfriend, Lucas Beineke and his family to pay a call on the Addams for a “normal night.” Wednesday has a secret; she and Lucas are engaged. Wednesday tells her father, Gomez, about the engagement, but she asks that he hide this secret from his lovely wife, Morticia, and the rest of the family. Can young love bring these two families with very different backgrounds together, or will it just be mayhem? The Addams Family music and lyrics are by Andrew Lippa, Original Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

Tuesday, October 15 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Announcing a group read of The Evolution of Annabel Craig by Lisa Grunwald
2024-10-15 17:30 - 19:00 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
Fresh off the success and great fun of our group read of Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons, we are ready to announce our next. Our assistant manager, Jessala White, has chosen The Evolution of Annabel Craig. In this moving novel by Lisa Grunwald, a young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial tests her marriage and faith. According to one critic, the book is “an essential American story from a master craftsman.” Purchase a copy of the book for reading in the next six weeks. We’ll gather on Tuesday, October 15 at 5:30pm for discussion. And as a special event bonus, Jessala has lined up author Lisa Grunwald to join us by Zoom! How cool that we’ll be able to visit with her to discuss her fine new work! See you on the 15th!

Tarot de la Livre Launch Event
2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:00 | The Haunted Book Shop, 9 S JOACHIM ST, MOBILE, AL, 36602-2707, United States
Join Royal Spiritual Leader & Healer Queen Cotaliya de la Livre as she introduces Tarot de la Livre to the world on October 13, 2024, 3-5pm, at The Haunted Book Shop in downtown Mobile. This blueprint and DNA of African American culture is the first African American tarot system to ever exist. We are thrilled to host Queen Co and cannot wait for you to meet her.
This event will feature an in-conversation with Queen Co on mastering divination, what divination is, and application of Tarot De La Livre. Queen Co will also be signing her book, which pairs beautifully with the Tarot card deck designed by Queen herself. You won’t want to miss diving into Queen Co’s spiritual and mystical world with us.
Copies of The Hoodoo Tarot De La Livre: Doctrine of Divination by Cotaliya de la Livre will be available for purchase at the event. Prices are as follows:
Hard cover book: $88.88
Paperback book: $44.44
Hardback book + premium Tarot card deck: $200
Paperback book + the standard Tarot card deck: $140

Sunday, October 13 at 3pm at The NewSouth Bookstore Madiba K. Dennie presents on The Originalism Trap
2024-10-13 15:00 - 16:30 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
Madiba K. Dennie is our special guest at The NewSouth Bookstore on Sunday, October 13, at 3pm. Her magnificent book, The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back, offers a devastating critique of the way in which conservatives on the Roberts court have used originalism as an all-out attack on civil rights and social progress, thus undermining the full potential of our U.S. Constitution. Dennie is a legal scholar, whose commentary has been featured in The Atlantic and The Washington Post, on MSNBC, and elsewhere; she is deputy editor and senior contributor for Balls and Strikes. Come hear her talk about her new book and the issues it critically addresses.

Book Signing with Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) at Barnes & Noble in Hoover, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m.
2024-10-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Barnes & Noble/Patton Creek/Galleria
Charles Ghigna, better known as Father Goose, will be available to sign his newest book, Bound to Dream, An Immigrant Story, Thurs., Sept. 26 at the Alabama Booksmith in Homewood at 4 p.m. “This captivating picture book transcends borders and generations, telling the heartwarming true story of Carlo, a young Italian immigrant who embarks on a new life as a bookbinder in 1800s New York City.”
Thurs., Sept. 26
BOOK SIGNING
Charles Ghigna at the Alabama Booksmith, Homewood – 4 p.m.
Sat., Oct 12
BOOK SIGNING
Charles Ghigna at Barnes & Noble/Patton Creek/Galleria, Hoover – 1 p.m.
Sat., Oct 19
BOOK SIGNING
Charles Ghigna at Barnes & Noble/Summit, Mountain Brook – 1 p.m.

John Turner at The NewSouth Bookstore October 8 at 5:30pm!
2024-10-08 17:30 - 19:00 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
John Turner, a journalist by training, has a long relationship with the Appalachian Trail, which includes being a Trail Ambassador and member of the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club board of directors. But it’s his walking of the trail that is the subject of his beguiling book, which follows his personal journey on its pathways in search of inner peace. Killing the Buddha on the Appalachian Trail is the chronicle of what it taught him about life, about aging and learning from one’s mistakes. Come meet him and hear his remarkable yet very human story on Tuesday, October 8 at 5:30pm.

Master Class
2024-10-07 16:21 | alabama Power Recital Hall, 600 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405, United States
Join us for a spine-tingling evening of dramatic readings from the beloved book 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey by Kathryn Tucker Windham. Held in the historic Drish House, one of Alabama’s most haunted buildings, you’ll hear chilling tales such as “Death Lights in the Tower,” brought to life by Tuscaloosa’s talented actors. Enjoy delicious food, with a cash bar available. We are pleased to partner with UA Press on this event.

Friends of Hoover Library to Feature Author Charles Ghigna, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.
2024-10-07 10:00 - 23:00 | Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL, 35216, United States
Friends of Hoover Library will host author/educator Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) at 10 a.m. on October 7, in the Shakespeare Room, Theater level of the Hoover Library, 200 Municipal Dr., Hoover, AL 35216.

Auburn Witness Poetry Prize Event Honoring Poet Jake Adam York, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m., at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
2024-10-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University, 901 S. College St., Auburn, AL, 36849, United States
This year’s Witness Poetry Prize program will begin at 6 p.m. on October 3 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The Witness Prize honors poet Jake Adam York and is given annually to an outstanding poem of witness. This year’s judge and featured speaker is Victoria Chang, the Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech. The prize winner is Erica Jing, who will also read from her work.

The Witness Prize contest and reading originated in 2014 in connection with the Third Thursday Poetry Series.

This year’s program is sponsored by Southern Humanities Review and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. The program is free and open to the public.
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Poetry Reading at University of South Alabama
2024-10-03 17:30 - 19:00 | University of South Alabama, Student Center Terrace Room
Major and Didi Jackson – Thursday, October 3, 2024 – 5:30pm
Join us for two powerhouse poets in one evening! Major Jackson is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems. He is also the author of A Beat Beyond: The Selected Prose of Major Jackson edited by Amor Kohli. A recipient of fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, John S. Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Major Jackson is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He serves as the Poetry Editor of The Harvard Review.
Didi Jackson is the author of the poetry collections My Infinity (2024) and Moon Jar (2020). Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Bomb, The New Yorker, and Oxford American among other journals and magazines. She is the recipient of the Robert H. Winner Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and teaches creative writing at Vanderbilt University.
Please note: this free event will be held in the Student Center Terrace Room with a book signing and reception to follow.
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The NewSouth Bookstore's Second Annual Sidewalk Sale!
2024-10-03 10:00 - 2024-10-06 18:00 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
Our first annual Sidewalk Sale held last year was such a great success that we have decided to do it again. Thousands of books priced at just $1, $3, and $5 will be on tables curbside this coming fall, from Thursday, October 3 to Sunday, October 6, from 10am until 6pm. That’s four days of fun browsing for book treasures. There’ll be something for everyone, we promise — and you can’t beat the prices! Mark your calendars to head to the bookstore for this special event in early October!

Sunspot Lit Calling for Novella-length Fiction and Nonfiction
2024-10-01 - 2024-10-31 | Online, NC
For a limited time, Sunspot Lit is calling for single works of novella-length fiction or nonfiction in any category, including memoir, literary, genre, and historical. Open October 1 through October 31. Guidelines and submission forms at Submittable: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit or Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/sunspot-literary-journal-LIXJW.

Author Terah Shelton Harris Book Discussion, Sept. 26, at Opelika Public Library, 6 p.m.
2024-09-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Opelika Public Library, 1100 Glenn Street, Opelika, AL, 36801, United States
Join Opelika Public Library for a FREE program with author Terah Shelton Harris, who will discuss her latest novel, Long After We Are Gone, Sept.26, 6:00 p.m. For more information, call 334-705-5380.

Thursday, September 26 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Stephen Puleo, author of The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union
2024-09-26 17:30 - 19:00 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
Charles Sumner, a lifelong crusader for human rights, has not been the subject of a comprehensive biography in many decades. Stephen Puleo fills that gap with his deeply researched and dramatic retelling of Sumner’s courageous life and work. The Great Abolitionist has been called “a superb new biography” and “a masterful account.” We are thrilled to host the author for a book talk and signing. Join us at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday, September 26 at 5:30pm.

Book Signing with Author/Educator Charles Ghigna (Father Goose), Sept. 26, 4 p.m., Alabama Booksmith in Homewood
2024-09-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Alabama Booksmith, 2626 19th Pl S Homewood, AL, 35209, 2626 19th Pl S, Homewood, AL, 35209, United States

Wednesday, September 25 at 5pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Rachelle Zola on her 754-mile pilgrimage for social change
2024-09-25 17:00 - 18:30 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
She’s white. She’s 75. She’s on a 754-mile pilgrimage from Chicago to Montgomery, a journey made to bring attention to the pervasive realities of racism and to amplify the voices of those who’ve been marginalized and even silenced in our country. Her extraordinary story is one worth telling. Come hear more about the inspiration for her journey, her experiences along the way, and her deeply felt conviction that we should together, always, honor the ideal of equity for all. At The NewSouth Bookstore on Wednesday, September 25, at 5pm, an event co-sponsored by the Baha’is of Montgomery.

Alabama State Poetry Society Online Open Mic
2024-09-23 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-08-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join us for online poetry open mics the 4th Monday of each month!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693609367
Meeting ID: 856 9360 9367

"Old Enough" Event by OLLI in Auburn, Featuring Author Angela Jackson-Brown, Sept. 19, 2:30-4 p.m., Harris Center in Auburn
2024-09-19 14:30 - 16:00 | Harris Center, 425 Perry St., Auburn, AL, 36830, United States
September 19, 2024
Storytelling and the Creative Process in Southern Literature
Angela Jackson-Brown

So join us this Thursday, Sept. 19, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Harris Center in Auburn and learn more about Jackson-Brown’s Muse, inspirations, and her forthcoming novel, Untethered, which is due out in December.

This event, which is free and open to the public, is cosponsored by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, Alabama State Council on the Arts, and the City of Auburn, AL – City Government. We are SO grateful for their support!

Alabama State Poetry Society Fall Submission Open Now Until October 11, 2024
2024-09-19 08:00 - 2024-10-11 23:59 | AL
ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY
FALL 2024 CONTEST

ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY FALL CONTEST (Sponsored by ASPS)

Open to ASPS Members Only
$75, $50, $25, $10 and 3 Honorable Mentions in order of merit
Any form, any subject, no line limit.

OTIS DEES POETRY AWARD (in honor of Otis Dees, Mvskoke, father of sponsor Dr. Deidra Dees)

$400 – Humken (first); $300 – Hokkolen (second); $200 Tucenen (third); $100 Osten (fourth)
Subject: Native Americans; Form: any
Indigenous Poets and Poets of Color are especially encouraged to enter, but all are welcome.

BROOD XIX CONTEST: The Natural History Award (sponsored by Susan Luther)

3 Equal Awards of $50, HM at Judge’s Discretion
Subject: Write a poem about, or that makes significant reference to, or that is in the voice of an unusual or striking natural phenomenon (such as, for example, the 13-year cicadas whose collective voice enveloped Alabama neighborhoods this past spring; the Northern Lights; a sun dog.
NOTE: Must be a member of ASPS to enter. All Winning Poems must be read aloud at the Fall Awards Ceremony, by proxy if necessary.
Form: Any.

WISH CONTEST (Sponsored by Jeanette Willert)
$200; $100; $75; $25, HM at Judge’s Discretion

Subject: “A Wish”
Form: Any. No Line Limit

BEACH BARDS PUBLISHING CONTEST (Sponsored by Beach Bards Publishing, LLC)

$40, $25, $15
Subject: Love of Libraries
Form: Any rhyming poem
Line Limit: 40

POEMS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (sponsor/judge: Mike Turner)

$50, $30, $20, 2 HMs
Subject: Choice. Form: Any.
Line Limit: 30

BUDDY ROBERTS MEMORIAL AWARD (Sponsored by Harry and Rita Moritz)

$50, $25, $15, $10, Honorable Mentions at judge’s discretion
Form: Poet’s Choice (If you use a form, name it.)
Topic: Making a Difference
40 line limit

PRECIOUS PRODIGAL CONTEST (Sponsored by Harry and Rita Moritz)

$60, $25, $15
Form: Any Standard Form (Entry must state the form, and comply with its requirements)
Topic: Any
Line Limit: As dictated by form

I’LL TAKE THE FRENCH FORM, S’IL VOUS PLAIT (sponsored by Writer’s Anonymous)

$75, 50, 25 (Honorable Mentions at judge’s discretion)
Form: Any French form (such as Villanelle, Rondel, Cinquain, Rondeau, etc.)
Topic: Open (no politics), Line Limit: As dictated by form

BKC Award in Honor of Bettye Kramer Cannizzo (sponsored by Jessica Temple)

$60, $30, $10 (Honorable Mentions at judge’s discretion)
Subject: Alabama the Beautiful; Form: Any
Line Limit – 60 Lines

RULES! (We gotta have rules, otherwise there is chaos.)

Deadline for entry is October 11, 2024. Entries must be either postmarked or received online by that date.
Entry Fees:

ASPS Members: $1 per poem.
Non-Members: $5 per poem.
No limit on number of poems whether member or non-member!

More than one poem can be submitted in any category, but only one poem per poet may win in a category.
The same poem may not be entered into more than one category.
Poems cannot have won a monetary award in a previous ASPS contest.
Poems cannot have been previously published, including online.
The line limit for each category is as stated in the contest. If no limit is stated, there is none.

Submission Guidelines:

By Mail:

Submit 2 copies of each poem on 8 ½ by 11 paper, using plain type and fonts only.
On each copy, put category name and number in the upper left hand corner.
On one copy only, put your name, address, e-mail, and “member” or “non-member” in the upper right hand corner. (Address labels are acceptable.)
Submissions should be mailed to:

Dargan M. Ware, Contest Chair
2154 Highland Avenue S.
Birmingham, AL 35205

Online:

Entries can be submitted at alpoets.org until midnight on October 18
Create the documents as you would to mail, with two copies of each poem
Submit your entries as a single .pdf file.

If you would like a copy of the winners list, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the contest chair.

Questions? Complaints? Brilliant poetry-related thoughts? Email the contest chair at dware@davisnorris.com

Tuesday, September 17 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Jim Morris, author of The Cancer Factory
2024-09-17 17:30 - 19:00 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
Environmental journalist Jim Morris joins us for a talk about his highly praised new book, The Cancer Factory. The story concerns a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers who were exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. With four decades of reporting behind him, the author offers an authoritative and chilling account that is also a clarion call for change. We are fortunate to host Jim Morris at The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk and signing on Tuesday, September 17 at 5:30pm. Hope you can join us.

Thirteen Bridges Review Short Fiction Submissions Open Sept. 13-Dec. 1, 2024
2024-09-13 08:00 - 2024-12-01 23:59 | AUM, 7400 East Drive, Montgomery, AL, United States
At Thirteen Bridges Review we are looking for beautifully written, character-driven fiction pieces for our online monthly story feature and are open to all forms and styles.
Stories should be readable in one sitting, so we’ll consider anything from flash/micro up to about eight pages double spaced.
We are happy to accept simultaneous submissions. Just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Please do not submit previously published work.
Please submit only one short story or up to three flash/micro pieces.
Please submit as Microsoft Word document only.
We look forward to reading your work.
Accepted submissions will be published on our website as a monthly story feature and will also be considered for publication in our print journal this spring.
Thirteen Bridges Review Submission Manager – Call for Short Fiction – Thirteen Bridges Online (submittable.com)

Thirteen Bridges Review Poetry Submissions Open Sept. 13- Dec 1, 2024
2024-09-13 08:00 - 2024-12-01 23:59 | AUM, 7400 East Drive, Montgomery, AL, United States
At Thirteen Bridges Review, we are currently featuring new poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction as a monthly feature on our website, and we’d love the chance to consider your work.
Please send us your best poetry, up to three poems. We are open to all forms and styles.
We are happy to accept simultaneous submissions. Just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Please do not submit previously published work.
Please submit as Microsoft Word documents.
We look forward to reading your work.
All accepted submissions will be published on our website and will be considered for publication in our first print issue this spring.
Thirteen Bridges Review Submission Manager – Call for Poetry – Thirteen Bridges Online (submittable.com)

Third Thursday Poetry Series to Feature Poets Catherine Carter and Brian Gastle at Pebble Hill in Auburn, Sept. 12, 6:00 p.m.
2024-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, 101 S. Debardeleben St., Auburn, AL, 36849-5637, United States
This month’s Third Thursday reading will begin at 6:30 on September 19. Guest writers will be poets Catherine Carter and Brian Gastle, both of whom teach at Western Carolina University. The location, as usual, will be Pebble Hill on Debardeleben St. in Auburn.

Refreshments and book sales will be available beginning at 6 p.m.

The Third Thursday Poetry Series is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities, Auburn University Department of English, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University; and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Writing Workshop With James Braziel and Tina Mozelle Braziel at Standard Deluxe, Sept. 12, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
2024-09-12 17:30 - 19:00 | AL
Writers of Glass Cabin James Braziel and Tina Mozelle Braziel will conduct a writing workshop at Standard Deluxe in Waverly, Alabama, on Thursday, September 12, from 5:30-7 p.m. All experienced and aspiring writers are invited to attend.
Registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/52245821030271

Thursday, September 12 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Grace Elizabeth Hale book talk about In the Pines: A Lynching, a Lie, a Reckoning
2024-09-12 17:30 - 19:00 | The NewSouth Bookstore, 105 S. Court St, Montgomery, 36104, United States
In this “courageous, compelling and essential and critically important book” (Bryan Stevenson), an award-winning scholar tackles her toughest research assignment yet: the unsolved murder of a Black man in rural Mississippi while her grandfather was the local sheriff, a cold case that sheds new light on the hidden legacy of racial terror in America. John Grisham calls the work “remarkable.” Join us at The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk by Grace Elizabeth Hale about her new book — a work of national and personal reckoning — on Thursday, September 12 at 5:30pm.

Writers-in-Residence in Auburn: Tina Mozelle Braziel and Jim Braziel, September 8-13
2024-09-08 16:00 - 2024-09-13 10:00 | Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, 101 S. Debardeleben St., Auburn, AL, 36849-5637, United States
Tina Mozelle Braziel and Jim Braziel
Writers-in-Residence – September 8 – 13
Co-sponsored by CMDCAH and Alabama Writers Forum

Sunday, September 8
After 4:00 p.m.
Check-in Lowrey Guest House
101 S. Debardeleben Street, Auburn

Monday, September 9
Auburn High School Class Visits
1:00 to 1:52 p.m. – Carley Muschara’s Composition 102
1:59 to 2:45 – Carley Muschara’s Composition 102
2:50 to 3:35 p.m. –Michelle Hopf’s Creative Writing Class
*Teachers have rec’d excerpt of Glass Cabin. Agenda for sessions will Q&A and
conversation around the excerpt/book and probably general questions on writing.

Tuesday, September 10
9:00 am – 10:30 a.m. – Ken Autrey’s Poetry Class
Pebble Hill

2:00 to 3:15 p.m.
Anton Disclafani Class Visit
Contact: Anton Disclafani, abd0025@auburn.edu, 404-218-4081

5:30-7:00 pm
Workshop at Opelika Public Library
Contact: Rosanna McGinnis Library Director, (334) 705-5380; rmcginnis@opelika-al.gov

Wednesday, September 11
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Justin Gardiner’s Class

2:00 p.m.
Signing at Auburn Oil Bookstore
Contact: Robin O’Bryant, robin@auburnoilbooksellers.com

Thursday, September 12
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Workshop at Standard Deluxe
Contact: Amy Miller, amy@darlingspot.com, (612) 807-6268

Friday, September 13
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Pebble Hill – Q&A/conversation with OLLI writers (12 people max). They will receive
excerpt from Glass Cabin. Ken Autrey will facilitate. They will enjoy a reading
from the book.

Pack up and check-out of Guest House thereafter.

Open Call for Writers and artists, longform included
2024-09-02 - 2024-09-30 | Online, NC
Longform fiction and CNF are accepted at Sunspot Lit. Current open call for the Longform category (3, 501 to 7,500 words) closes September 16. Open calls for shorter works, poetry and art close September 30. Submit here: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit.

Third Thursday Reading to Feature Auburn Writers: Ernest Gibson (poetry), Maria Kuznetsova (fiction), & Ken Autrey (poetry)
2024-08-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, 101 S. Debardeleben St., Auburn, AL, 36849-5637, United States
This month’s Third Thursday reading will begin at 6:30 on August 29 and will feature a trio of Auburn writers: Ernest Gibson (poetry), Maria Kuznetsova (fiction), and Ken Autrey (poetry).The location, as usual, will be Pebble Hill on Debardeleben St. in Auburn.

Third Thursday readings are free and open to the public. Refreshments and book sales will be available beginning at 6 p.m.

The Third Thursday Poetry Series is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities, Department of English, and Southern Humanities Review in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University; the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University; and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

BRITTANY HOWARD & JASON ISBELL: IN CONVERSATION
2024-08-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, Von Braun Center, 700 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, 35801, United States
Part of the 2024 Alabama Colloquium series, this event features an in-depth conversation between Grammy-winning musicians and songwriters Brittany Howard and Jason Isbell. The duo will be recognized as Alabama Humanities Fellows for how they use the humanities — and their Alabama roots — to lift others up and bring us together. Their powerful storytelling challenges us all to think, to empathize, and to explore what it means to be human. Howard and Isbell will be presented their awards by Patterson Hood, another legendary north Alabama musician and songwriter.
This event is a benefit for the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that provides public programming and grant opportunities statewide. For 50 years, storytelling has remained at the heart of AHA’s mission. When we share — and listen — to each other’s stories, what we’re really doing is getting to know each other better. We’re linking the past to the present. And we’re discovering the common ground, and the common humanity, that binds us all.
