{"id":80374,"date":"2019-10-10T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=80374"},"modified":"2019-10-09T22:03:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T03:03:34","slug":"a-literary-bit-of-faulkner-a-weekend-of-literary-events-coming-to-oxford-mississippi-october-10-14-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/a-literary-bit-of-faulkner-a-weekend-of-literary-events-coming-to-oxford-mississippi-october-10-14-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"A Literary Bit of Faulkner: A Weekend of Literary Events Coming to Oxford, Mississippi October 10-14, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thursday, October 10th 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

6 pm – Thacker Mountain Radio – Off Square Books – Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 pm – Bitters & Bites Cocktail Class featuring literary cocktails – Powerhouse – $60\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring cocktails by Ivy McLellan and Joseph Stinchcomb <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Tickets on sale here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limited to 60 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, October 11th 2019 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

9:30 am – Cofield Collection – Reading Room Preview with Clifton Clements Odom – Chancellor’s House – FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 am – Flash Faulkner Writing Contest Pep Talk – Chancellor’s House – FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring Tips from Neil White of Nautilus Publishing with Bloody Marys by Cathead Vodka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flash Faulkner Writing Contest sponsored by Oxford Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write a story inspired by Faulkner\u2019s Mississippi. Topic release day of event with deadline to submit Saturday, October 12th, at 6 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winning narrative nonfiction and essay submissions will be published in the Oxford Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All submissions must be between 800 and 1,200 words in length<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$5 on site submission \/ $10 remote writing contest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up online here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 am-4 pm – Pop Up Faulkner Exhibit –\u00a0University of Mississippi Museum<\/a>\u00a0– FREE\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Works by William Faulkner\u2019s brother and mother <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 am-4 pm – Bailey Woods Trail (entrance at the University Museum)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-Guided Walking tour with signage about Faulkner and Rowan Oak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 pm – Rare Square Tour with Richard Howorth – 111 Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor – FREE\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limited to 20 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour the new rare square bookstore and see 1st edition books from Faulkner and other Mississippi writers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 pm – Rowan Oak tour with Curator Bill Griffith –\u00a0Rowan Oak<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0$5 per person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunset – Faulkner Graveside Toast \u2013 Sunset<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored By Cathead Vodka’s Old Soul<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, October 12th 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

10 am – Rowan Oak Tour with Curator Bill Griffith\u00a0–\u00a0Rowan Oak<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0$5 per person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 am- 4 pm – Find Faulkner Scavenger Hunt – Oxford Square – FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by The Local Voice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little Paper Faulkner\u2019s will be hidden around the Square so see if you can find them all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Win signed first edition books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faulkner Photos – Oxford Square Statue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dress Like and take a Photo with Faulkner <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 pm Pipe Class –\u00a0Spring Street Cigars<\/a>\u00a0415 S. Lamar Blvd.\u00a0– FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pipe Class with discounts for on product for those who attend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 pm\u00a0Rare Square Tour with Richard Howorth – 111 Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor – FREE\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limited to 20 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour the new rare square bookstore and see 1st edition books from Faulkner and other Mississippi writers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 pm High Cotton Bourbon Class –\u00a0Spring Street Cigars<\/a>\u00a0415 S. Lamar Blvd.\u00a0– FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by Four Roses and High Cotton Wine and Spirits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 + Id Required<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limited to 30 people <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 pm Story Submission Cocktail Hour & Literary Event –\u00a0Wonderbird Spirits<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0618 Co Rd 303, Taylor, MS 38673<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submit your story for a free cocktail with literary readings from Oxford Comma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, October 13th, 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

11 am-3 pm – Sunday Brunch – Chancellor’s House\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 pm Rowan Oak Tour with Curator Bill Griffith\u00a0–\u00a0Rowan Oak<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0$5 per person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 pm –\u00a0Intruder in the Dust<\/em>\u00a070th Anniversary Celebration – Chancellor’s House Red Carpet Ballroom – FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5th Annual Bratoberfest – The Oxford Growler<\/a> – $15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Show you literary bit of Flash Faulkner registration to receive a buy one, get one free VIP ticket<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Includes Brat, Potato Salad, and first beer. Featuring the Stein holding contest and Awards for best Lederhosen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, October 14th, 2019<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

5:30 pm Old Oxford Addition – Chancellor’s House –\u00a0FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening reception and talk by John Cofield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor’s House – The Cofield Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-10 pm The Oxford Comma Creative Writing Group – The Coop at the Graduate – FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A chance for new and experience writers to read their work (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lyrics, etc.) and get feedback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More info on Facebook!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If comics and graphic novels are your preferred literary style, check out the Comicana Conference at the University of Mississipppi!<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writers Nooks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These local businesses invite you to reflect, ponder, and become inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join them to write your story <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor\u2019s House<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oxford Growler<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uptown Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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