• 2008 Mississippi Writers Guild Writers Conference, August 15 & 16 - Mississippi Writers Guild (MWG), a non-profit Mississippi corporation with the mission of educating, informing, encouraging, supporting, and strengthening all writers, regardless of age, ethnicity, belief system, genre, or category of writing, is happy to announce its annual writing conference scheduled for August 15 and 16 at The Battlefield Inn, Vicksburg. Conference facilitators are: Howard Bahr — Novelist, The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War; Gary Heidt — Literary Agent with Fine Print Literary Management, New York, NY; Rebecca Jernigan — Playwright and roster artist with the Mississippi Arts Commission; Thomas B. Sawyer — Head Writer of Murder, She Wrote; Sue Brannan Walker — Poet Laureate of Alabama; Cheryl Sloan Wray — "Writing for Magazines." For registration and more information visit: www.mississippiwritersguild.com.
• H.C. Porter: Backyards & Beyond, March 8 - June 8, Mississippi Arts Center, Jackson, MS. This national exhibition featuring the works of acclaimed Mississippi artist, H.C. Porter, celebrates Mississippians' amazing strength of spirit following Hurricane Katrina. In this exhibition, Porter beautifully weaves the faces and voices of diversity with commonalities of loss and hope. These powerful "environmental portraits" tell personal stories that promise to be an unforgettable experience. Please visit www.backyardsandbeyond.org for more information.
• Growing Up in Mississippi (University Press of MS, May 2008), thirty
essays by outstanding Mississippians compiled and edited by
Judy H. Tucker and Charline R. McCord. Mississippians featured in the collection are: Elizabeth Aydelott, community volunteer; Fred Banks, judge; Jimmy Buffett, musician; Edward Cohen, writer/filmmaker; Ellen Douglas, writer; W. Ralph Eubanks, Director of Publishing, Library of Congress; Richard Ford, Pulitzer-prize winning writer; Gwen Gong, academician; Carolyn Haines, writer; Constance Slaughter-Harvey, attorney; Lorian Hemingway, writer; Samuel Jones, composer; Robert Khayat, chancellor; B.B. King, musician; Jerry Rice, athlete; John Maxwell, playwright; Alberto J. Mora, general counsel, Wal-Mart; Don Peterson, astronaut; Noel Polk, southern scholar; George Riggs, publisher; Sid Salter, journalist; Robert St. John, chef/writer; Elizabeth Spencer, writer; Clifton Taulbert, writer; Keith Tonkel, minister; Maggie Wade, TV news anchor; Sela Ward, actress; Wyatt Waters, artist; Jim Weatherly, musician/songwriter; and William Winter, former governor. Now available: Signing at Barnes and Noble, Gulfport, July 19, 1:00-3:00 p.m..
• Clinton: 1940-1980 (Arcadia, 2008) compiled by Chad Chisholm, 200 vintage photographs, 128 pages. Available at Pentimento Books in Olde Towne.
• Christmas Stories from the South's Best Writers (Pelican Publishing, Fall 2008),
holiday stories by Southern writers compiled and edited by Judy H. Tucker and Charline R. McCord, illustrated by Clinton artist, Rick Anderson and preface by Elizabeth Spencer. Writers include: Robert Olen Butler; Margaret McMullan; Sheryl Cornett; Mary Ward Brown; Glen Allison; Ruth C. Williams; Jacqueline F. Wheelock; Mark Richard; Kay Sloan; Olympia Vernon; and Suzanne Hudson.
• Fireflies in Fruitjars (Queens Hill Press, Fall 2007), a second collection of Southern stories edited by Judy H. Tucker and Lottie B. Boggan, includes 24 stories by writers John Floyd, Carolyn Haines, Charline McCord, Patti Carr Black, Marion Barnwell, Sue Stock, Judy Tucker, Lottie Boggan, Dorothy Shawhan, Richelle Putnam, Peggy Gilmer-Piasecki, Pat Floyd, Marion Dollar, Anne Evans, Philip Levin, Rickey Mallory, Mary Dayle McCormick, Melanie Noto, Carlene Singleton, and Reta Washam. Now available at area bookstores.
• Southern Seasons (Different Drummer Press, 2007), 140 new recipes by Robert St. John and 59 beautiful watercolors by Wyatt Waters, two of the South's most interesting characters. Now available at area bookstores and Wyatt Waters' Gallery.
• The Mississippi I Love (e-Booktimes, July 2007), a volume of photos and historical poetry by J. Moffett Walker. Now available at Clinton Visitor Center and Pentimento Books in Olde Towne.
• "Brick Streets Press 2008 Winners Circle" is here! A 252-page publication by Brick Streets Press, a division of the Arts Council of Clinton, Inc., showcasing all winners of this year's writing, art, and scholarship contests. $20.00 plus $2.00 per book for shipping. For more information, see photo and writeup in our Photo Gallery.
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