October 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2022
The theme for this year's symposium is "Telling Stories, Charting a Future: 'Coming to the end of the road… the jumping-off place'" It is inspired by Eudora Welty's story "No Place for You, My Love" from The Bride of Innisfallen and Other Stories.
All sessions will be held in Rent Auditorium of Whitfield Hall and live-streamed for those who can't attend in person.
Books are available for purchase through The Bookend.
author of American Happiness
Jacqueline Allen Trimble’s debut collection of poetry, American Happiness, is grounded in her experiences growing up in Montgomery, Alabama as the daughter of a civil rights activist, as one of the first students to integrate her elementary school, and later as Associate Professor of English at Alabama State University. She is the winner of the 2016 Balcones Prize and chairs the Department of Languages and Literatures.
