Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing

University of Mississippi March 12, 2026

Janisse Ray to deliver keynote lecture; sessions also include Children’s Book Festival by Rebecca Lauck Cleary Stories...

University of Mississippi March 27, 2024

Annual event partners with Southern Literary Festival to celebrate three decades of literary arts The storied Oxford...

University of Mississippi February 24, 2024

David Joy, Cassandra Jackson and Lauren Crawford lauded for works with sense of place Three writers who...

University of Mississippi March 13, 2023

Destiny Birdsong, Beverly Lowry and Adam Haver to read at 2023 Oxford Conference for the Book The Willie...

University of Mississippi March 16, 2022

Popular event includes diverse lineup of authors and several special functions The Oxford Conference for the Book...

TLV News September 15, 2020

Partnership with Oxford Conference for the Book aids mission to celebrate authors, books and reading The judges...

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Always wondered why the song title ended up Ode To BILLIE JOE. That’s the Southern vernacular for a female (ie…
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Awesome!!!
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YAAAAAAYYYYYYY, WILL!!!
Jeffrey Vallens on Blues Musician and Scholar to Deliver Annual Last LectureApril 30, 2026
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He is my dad