The SouthWord Literary Festival, 2017 – Chattanooga, TN.
Writers included some of my all-time favorites. A list as talented as the Golden State Warriors of present day. No. Better. Way way better. Forget the comparison. Just look at the list below.
In no particular order:
Wendell Berry (I could stop right here.)
Tom Franklin
Jim Grimsley
Tim Gautreaux
Ron Rash
Steve Yarbrough
Maurice Manning
Bobbie Ann Mason
Charles Frazier
George Singleton
Brad Watson
Allan Gurganus
Tony Earley
Lee Smith
Silas House
Richard & Robert Bausch
Now I understand why some obsess over Disney World/ Disney Land. This conference housed rock stars in the literary arena, and they all came together and discussed the craft of writing. I was star struck like a girl at her first Beatle’s concert. May the magic never wear off! I’ll probably never wash hand again.