Jane Austen Film Series Premiers with “Emma”; “Pride and Prejudice” Scheduled for September
The first in a series of films sponsored by the Eudora Welty House and Garden in partnership with the Jane Austen Society of Mississippi was an outdoor screening of the movie Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, on May 13. Two more movies based on her novels will be showcased this fall. Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley will be shown September 9, […] Read more »
Boosung Kim Named Welty Foundation/MDAH Graduate Research Fellow
Boosung Kim, a Ph. D. candidate in English at Texas A&M University, has been named the 2016 Graduate Research Fellow by the Eudora Welty Foundation and the Mississippi Department of Archives (MDAH). She will conduct her research in July in the Welty Collection at MDAH and present her findings at the conclusion of her study. Ms. Kim will […] Read more »
NEWS FLASH! Readers’ Guide and Synopsis Available for The Optimist’s Daughter Under Resources Here on Welty Foundation Website
A Readers’ Guide to and a Synopsis of The Optimist’s Daughter are now available under Resources on this website. The guide was developed by Lee Anne Bryan, former Education and Outreach Specialist for the Eudora Welty House and Garden, and includes 13 stimulating questions and discussion points that will be helpful and engaging for book clubs and study groups […] Read more »