Photos from 2007

Author Kirk Curnutt speaks about place and character in the Southern short story.

2008 Writing Today Chair Peter Donahue with the 2007 Jane Fox scholarship winner

2007 Jane McGinley Fox Scholarship winner Mary Katherine Foster with 2008 Writing Today Chair Dr. Peter Donahue

Author John Logue and his wife with Advisory Committee member Susan Yearout

Writer John Logue and wife Helen with Advisory Committee member Susan Yearout

Author Loretta Cobb chats with blogger Ashley Umbach

Authors Jeanie Thompson, Jennifer Horne and Wendy Reed sign books after speaking about anthologies

Authors Jeanie Thompson, Jennifer Horne, and Wendy Reed sign books after speaking about anthologies

Bookstore owner Jim Reed and his wife with Gay Talese, Marjorie Forney and Martha Council

Bookstore owner Jim Reed and wife Liz with 2007 Grand Master Gay Talese, Marjorie Forney, and Martha Council

Film critic Richard Schickel chats with Advisroy Conmittee member Abe Fawal and a conference attendee

Film critic Richard Schickel with Literary Agent Dan Green

Friday AM Registration

Friday morning registration

Gay Talese signs books for conference attendees.

Gay Talese with Don Noble

Don Noble interviewing Gay Talese for Alabama Public Television’s Bookmark

Grand Master Gay Talese with BSC President Dr. David Pollick and his wife, Karen Bentley Pollick

Literary Agent Dan Green with 2007 Hackney Novel Award Winner

Literary Agent Dan Green with 2007 Hackney Novel Award Winner Lauren Wolk

Merle Ginsberg and Freeda Fawa-Farah with Susan Haynes

Susan Haynes, Merle Ginsberg, and Freeda Fawal-Farah

Myra Crawford with the 2007 Hackney Literary Award Winners.

Myra Crawford (center) with the 2007 Hackney Literary Award Winners