Clemson has a rich legacy of writers and thinkers. James Dickey played football for the Clemson Tigers long before he wrote the novel Deliverance. Barry Hannah wrote many of his early, iconic short stories while teaching in Clemson’s Department of English (1966-1973). Kurt Vonnegut, Joyce Carol Oates and Eudora Welty each contributed work to the pages of The South Carolina Review. In the first ten years of the Annual Clemson Literary Festival, we have been pleased to continue this legacy by hosting the following poets, prose writers, and journalists, listed below. These authors - including several Pulitzer Prize winners, Poets Laureate, and National Book Award Winners - rank among the most important living authors at work today.

Schedule:

Wednesday, March 13, 2024:

9:00-12:00 Book Fair (Cooper Library Lobby)

5:30-6:30 South Carolina Review Presents: A Flash Fiction Group Writing Contest (TD's)

7:00-9:00 Literary Trivia (TD's)

Thursday, March 14, 2024:

9:00-12:00 Book Fair (Cooper Library Lobby)

12:30-1:45 Faculty Reading with Nic Brown & Jordan Firth (Cooper Library Commons West)

2:00-3:00   Student Writers Reading with English Majors Club (Cooper Library Commons West)

4:30-6:00 Visiting Writer Reading (356 Sushi)

4:30 Harrison Scott Key 

5:00 Sabrina Orah Mark 

5:30 Claire Luchette 

8:00-9:00 17th Annual Headliner Reading with Natalie Diaz (Humanities Hall Auditorium)

9:30-11:00 After Party 

Friday, March 15, 2024:

9:00-12:00 Book Fair (Cooper Library Lobby)

12:30-1:45 English Majors Poetry Contest (Cooper Library Adobe Digital Studio, 5th floor)

2:00-3:15   Author Roundtable Discussion With: Dan Albergotti, Eugenia Leigh, Marream Krollos, Melissa Crowe (Academic Success Center 118)

4:30-6:00 Visiting Writer Reading (356 Sushi)

4:30 Dan Albergotti 

5:00 Marream Krollos

5:30 Melissa Crowe

4:30-6:00 Visiting Writer Reading (Moe Joe Coffee Co.)

4:30 David Joy

5:00 Eugenia Leigh

5:30 Claire Jiménez

9:30-11:00 Open Mic (Moe Joe Coffee Co.)

Date: March 13-15, 2024

Location: 302 Strode Tower, Clemson, SC 29634

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