Photos from 2005

Attending the WRITING TODAY opening reception are Dr. David Pollick, president of
Birmingham-Southern College; Dana Johnson, author of Break Any Woman Down; Andrei
Codrescu, author, poet, and National Public Radio commentator; and Karen Bentley Pollick,
First Lady of Birmingham-Southern.

From right to left - Dr. Myra Crawford, Hackney Literary Awards chair; Laine Cunningham, Hackney novel winner; and other Hackney winners at 2005 WRITING TODAY Hackney Readings.

Hank Collins receives 2005 Hackney Literary Award certificate from Dr. Myra Crawford, Hackney Awards Chair. Collins was recognized for his entry in the short story category.

Susan Haynes, senior editor of Coastal Living magazine, with Grand Master and playwright Horton Foote at the 2005 Authors & Patrons Party.

Award-winning writer and actress/storyteller Dolores Hydock and Ron Rash, author of One Foot in Eden, attended the Authors & Patrons Party at Southern Progress.

Dr. Abe Fawal, author of On the Hills of God, and Diane McWhorter, author of Carry Me Home, chat during the '05 Authors & Patrons Party.

A view from the balcony of guests listening to a brief welcome at the '05 Authors & Patrons Party at Southern Progress.

Dr. John Tatter, division chair and professor of English at Birmingham-Southern College; Dr. William Carter, author of Marcel Proust: A LIfe and 2005 Conference chair; and Horton Foote, noted playwright and 1998 Grand Master at the Grand Master Luncheon head table.

WRITING TODAY Advisory Committee member Dr. Abe Fawal and Ron Council, 2005 conference co-chair, flank Horton Foote, 1998 Grand Master. Dr. William Carter, 2005 conference chair, looks on.

Playwright and 1998 WRITING TODAY Grand Master Horton Foote signing books for fans.

Warren St. John, author of Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, signs books at WRITING TODAY Conference.

Celebrated chef and restauranteur Frank Stitt, author of Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill, chats with WRITING TODAY attendee Chuck Butterworth. In background Warren St. John and author/publisher Sarah Crichton chat with Mary Johnson Butterworth and Glenny Brock.

 

 

 

Milam McGraw Propst, author of Ociee on Her Own and A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street, greets her friend Bob Whetstone, retired BSC professor.