New Stage Theatre Extends Run of ‘Why I Live at the P. O.’ Virtual Stagings by Jo Ann Robinson

New Stage Theatre’s 2020 Solo Show Series featuring a video recorded performance of Eudora Welty’s beloved and hilarious short story “Why I Live at the P. O.” starring Jo Ann Robinson, a veteran New Stage favorite, has been extended due to popular demand. The new dates are November 18, 20-21, and 23-25 at 7 p.m. […] Read more »

Scholastic Writing Awards Program Entries for Mississippi Region Due December 15

Mississippi students in grades 7-12 are invited to submit their creative writing to the 2021 Scholastic Writing Awards Program. Deadline for entries is 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2020. Late entries will not be entered into the competition. The program is open to students in all of Mississippi’s 82 counties in public, independent, and […] Read more »

Katy Simpson Smith To Read from The Everlasting for Millsaps Visiting Writers Series November 10

Noted author Katy Simpson Smith will present a virtual reading from her latest novel, The Everlasting, on Tuesday, November 10, at 6:30 p.m. for the Millsaps Visiting Writers Series, in partnership with the Eudora Welty Foundation. Smith served recently as the inaugural Eudora Welty Chair for Southern Literature at Millsaps. To register and receive the […] Read more »

Lemuria Books To Host Panel with Welty Experts Discussing One Writer’s Beginnings November 5 on Facebook LIVE

Jackson’s Lemuria Books will host a Facebook LIVE event at 12 noon CST on Thursday, November 5, featuring three of the most knowledgeable persons on Eudora Welty and her life and literature. Welty’s niece, Mary Alice Welty White, and Welty biographers Suzanne Marrs and Carolyn Brown will discuss One Writer’s Beginnings, Welty’s memoir and the […] Read more »