Lions in Winter Literary Festival, January 27-28, 2017

 

Schedule & Craft Talk Descriptions

On January 27 – 28, 2017, the English Department at Eastern Illinois University will host LIONS IN WINTER, an annual literary festival. The 2017 keynote reading will be given by Laura van den Berg. Craft talks and featured readings are by Janice N. Harrington, Dionne Irving, James Davis May, and Erica Wright. Members of the editors’ panel include staff from Bluestem and Guernica.

Registration is required for all events UNLESS noted as “open to the public.” The free and open to the public events include the Friday and Saturday evening readings with all the authors, and the Saturday morning children’s story-hour.

All events will occur in the Doudna Fine Arts Center at Eastern Illinois University. The exception to this is the Saturday morning story hour, which takes place at EIU’s Booth Library.

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SCHEDULE

Friday,  January 27^th
5:00
Lions in Winter Keynote Reading, Featuring Laura van den Berg
Free and Open to the Public [Doudna Lecture Hall]
Book Signing to Follow

7:30
Performance by bluegrass/rap act, Gangstagrass
*Additional ticket required. Call 217-581-3110 for purchase.  [Doudna Concert Hall]

Saturday,  January 28^th
9:30-10:00
Continental Breakfast and Welcome [Doudna Concourse]
*If you have not purchased a breakfast ticket with your registration, you may do so at the registration desk.

9:30-1:30
Bookfair [Doudna Concourse]
Free and Open to the Public

10:00-10:50
Craft Talk with Members of Gangstagrass
“How to Write Rap Lyrics”
[Doudna, Room 1360 (Choral/Jazz Rehearsal Room)]

10:00-10:50
Craft Talk with Fiction Writer Erica Wright
“Where to Hide the Body: Starting a Mystery”
[Doudna, Room 1524]
10:00-10:50
 
Story Hour with Children’s Author Janice Harrington
[Booth Library, Ballenger Teachers Center]
Free and Open to the Public For children ages 3-7 accompanied by an adult.

11:00-11:50
Craft Talk with Keynote Speaker Laura van den Berg
“The Blazing Thing: Imagination in Fiction”
[Doudna, Room 1360 (Choral/Jazz Rehearsal Room)]

12:00-12:50
Lunch [Doudna Concourse]
*If you have not purchased a lunch ticket with your registration, you may do so at the registration desk.

1:00-1:50
Craft Talk with Creative Non-Fiction Writer Dionne Irving
“Personal Anthropology: Researching the Self in Memoir”

1:00-1:50
Craft Talk with Children’s Author Janice Harrington
“At the Risk of Repeating Myself: Repetition and Poetry in Picture Book Texts”
[Doudna, Room 1524]

2:00-2:50
Craft Talk with Poet James Davis May
“Hey, Baby, What’s Your Stanza?’: Mapping the Stanzaic Zodiac”
[Doudna, Room 1360 (Choral/Jazz Rehearsal Room)]

3:00-3:50
Editors’ Panel Discussion
Hear the editors of Bluestem, Guernica and other featured journals talk about the submission process, literary citizenship, and helpful do’s and don’ts.
[Doudna Lecture Hall]

3:00-3:50
Undergraduate Reading
Students from nearby universities are coming together to present their creative work.
Free and Open to the Public [Doudna’s Red Room]

6:00
Visiting Writers Reading Featuring James Davis May, Dionne Irving, and Erica Wright
Free and Open to the Public [Doudna Lecture Hall]
Book Signing and Reception to Follow

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