Mary Alice White Interviewed by Dick Gordon on ‘The Story’
Mary Alice Welty White, Eudora’s niece, was featured on American Public Media’s “The Story” with host Dick Gordon on October 18. He interviewed White in August when he visited Jackson and took a tour of the Welty House. Listen to it here. Read more »
Garden Book Authors Receive Welty Prize at MUW Symposium
Susan Haltom and Jane Roy Brown, co-authors of One Writers’ Garden: Eudora Welty’s Home Place, received the Welty Prize at the Welty Symposium at Mississippi University for Women October 18. The book explores Welty’s and her mother’s shared love of gardening and the way their garden reflected the trends and issues of their day. PHOTO: […] Read more »
Herring Releases New Album with Welty-inspired Song
Caroline Herring‘s new album, Camilla, her sixth, was released in August to wide acclaim. Turning to Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” for inspiration, Herring wrote and sings “” on the album. Joining her in harmony are Mary Chapin Carpenter and Aoife O’Donovan. Carpenter is a member of the Welty Foundation National Advisory Board. Herring and […] Read more »
Welty Biographer Carolyn Brown Greets Visitors At Welty House
Carolyn J. Brown, author of A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty, published by University Press of Mississippi, was honored with a “Meet the Author” reception and book signing on October 18 at the Welty House. Special guests were Welty Foundation Friends and teachers. A drawing for 25 night-blooming cereus plants was held as […] Read more »