On Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, the Southern Humanities Review will host “Discovering
SHR,” free master writing classes at
St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Auburn.
Pushcart Prize nominees Alison
Pelegrin and Emma Bolden will lead workshops on writing poetry and nonfiction.
Pelegrin, poet, essayist and author of two poetry collections, will offer a
poetry writing workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. Bolden, currently an assistant
professor at Georgia Southern and author of How
to Recognize a Lady, will lead a nonfiction master class from 1 to 3 p.m.
The classes are free and open to
the public, but seating is limited. To reserve a spot, send an email to shreng@auburn.edu. Following the master
classes, The Gnu’s Room will host a free reading by the presenters at 6 p.m.
For more information on the reading, visit www.thegnusroom.com.
The
Southern Humanities Review was founded in 1967 as the official publication
of the Southern Humanities Council. Under the leadership of Professor Dan
Latimer and Alumni Professor Chantel Acevedo, SHR publishes fiction, poetry, critical essays and book reviews on
the arts, literature, philosophy, religion and history. Work published in SHR is
considered for Best American Essays, The Art of the
Essay, Best American Poetry, Best
American Short Stories, New Stories from the South,
Prize Stories: O. Henry Awards and The
Pushcart Prize. For information on submitting and subscribing to SHR, visit the website.
“Discovering
SHR” is made possible through the generous support of the Auburn University
Department of English and College of Liberal Arts, as well as grants from the
Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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