Nearly 200 streaming videos from the Highland Summer Conference are now available on the McConnell Archives and Special Collections website.
The video content includes readings and interviews with some of Appalachia’s finest writers. Featured authors include Marilou Awiakta, George Ella Lyon, James Still, Sharyn McCrumb, Silas House, Denise Giardnia, Fred Chappell, Ron Rash, Bill Brown, Robert Morgan, and many more. The earliest video posted is Cratis Williams from 1978. More streaming content will be added over the summer.
The Highland Summer Conference has been held on the Radford campus for over thirty years. This year’s Highland Summer Conference features readings in McConnell Library during the weeks of June 7-11 and June 14-18. Readings are on the fourth floor of McConnell Library, at start at 7:30 PM. All readings are free and open to the public. This year’s featured writers are:
- Pamela Duncan – Tuesday, June 8.
- Dot Jackson – Thursday, June 10
- George Ella Lyon – Tuesday, June 15
- Charles Swanson – Thursday, June 17
For more information contact Bud Bennett, Radford University Archives Supervisor, at brbennet@radford.edu, or Theresa Burris at the Appalachian Regional Studies Center, at tburriss@radford.edu
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