NEWS FLASH: BETTYE JOLLY LECTURE CANCELLED! Presentation by Noted Fiction Writer and Poet Ron Rash on March 19 To Be Rescheduled
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BETTYE JOLLY LECTURE WITH NOTED FICTION WRITER AND POET RON RASH, SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 19, AT THE EUDORA WELTY HOUSE AND GARDEN, HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT COVID-19. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. The John and Dorothy Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western […] Read more »
Authors Sarah M. Broom, Kiese Laymon To Discuss Award-winning Memoirs February 25 at Millsaps
On Tuesday, February 25, an evening of literary excellence is in store when Sarah M. Broom, National Book Award winning author of The Yellow House, will discuss her memoir with Kiese Laymon, Ottilie Schillig Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi and author of his award-winning memoir, Heavy. The Yellow House […] Read more »
Eudora Welty Graduate Research Fellowship Application Deadline Set February 28, 2020
The Eudora Welty Foundation and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) are pleased to invite graduate students to apply for the Eudora Welty Research Fellowship for use of the Welty Collection and related materials at MDAH. The deadline for application is February 28, 2020. This competitive fellowship of $2,000 is offered for research […] Read more »
Christmas By Candlelight Tours and Festivities at Welty House Coming Friday, December 6
Don’t miss the holiday season’s beloved tradition — the annual Christmas by Candlelight Tour of the Eudora Welty House and Garden on Friday, December 6, from 4:30 – 8 p.m., free and open to the public. In the Welty Education and Visitors Center next door there will be hot cider and Mrs. Mosal’s fruitcake, […] Read more »