Steve Yates Reads and Signs New Novel at Welty Education and Visitors Center
Author Steve Yates read from and signed his new novel, The Teeth of the Souls (Moon City Press), Tuesday, April 7, at the Welty Education and Visitors Center (EVC). His presentation was coordinated through the collaboration of the Welty House and Garden and Lemuria Books, who made books available for purchase. A native of Springfield, Missouri, Yates is the […] Read more »
Noted Fiction Author Lee Smith Inaugurates Bettye Jolly Lecture Series
Award-winning author Lee Smith, who has penned 13 novels and four collections of short stories, keynoted the Eudora Welty Foundation inaugural Bettye Jolly Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 31, in the Garden of the Eudora Welty House. Some 130 people attended the talk, followed by a book signing and reception. Smith is the recipient of the American Academy of […] Read more »
Carolyn Brown Presents ‘Sister Act’ on Margaret Walker and Welty
“Sister Act,” a delightful and informative program on Margaret Walker and Eudora Welty, was presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown March 18 at the Welty Education and Visitors Center. Brown’s carefully researched talk, complete with illustrations, may be downloaded here. The achievements of these two remarkable authors, who were contemporary Jacksonians, were highlighted, along with the parallels […] Read more »
Applications for Welty Graduate Research Fellowship Due March 27
The Eudora Welty Foundation and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) are delighted to announce the 2015 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship, to encourage and support research use of the Eudora Welty Collection and related materials at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History by graduate students. The deadline for applications is March 27, 2015. […] Read more »