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Department of English

University of Mississippi

Southern Literary Festival to be Hosted on Campus

Posted on: March 12th, 2024 by

Festival Schedule

For more information on breakout sessions, visit the SLF website: Southern Literary Festival

Thursday events will be held at or near Oxford University Depot.

Friday and Saturday’s SLF events will all be on the 3rd Floor of the UM Student Union.

Ongoing: Celebrating 85 Years of the Southern Literary Festival Archive Exhibit
Second Floor, J.D. Williams Library

Interactive UM Campus Map

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THURSDAY, APRIL 4

12-5pm Registration

9am-6pm The Oxford Conference for the Book (Ongoing Events)

6pm Thacker Mountain Radio (SLF/OCB Joint Event)

7:30pm SLF/OCB Open Mic

9pm Opening Night Social

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

7:45am Registration

8am Breakfast Raffle and Trivia

8:30am Welcome and SLF Roll Call

9–10:15 am Breakout Session A

9–10:15 am Breakout Session B

9–10:15 am Breakout Session C

10:30–11:45am Third Place Winners Reading

11:45am-1pm Lunch on your own

1-2:15pm Breakout Session A

1-2:15pm Breakout Session B

3pm SLF/OCB Keynote Speaker: Andre Dubus III

4:30-5:30pm Second Place Winners Reading

5:30pm OCB and Willie Morris Awards Celebration

9pm OCB Event: Noir at the Bar

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

8:30am Breakfast Raffle and Trivia

8:45am The University of Mississippi’s BFA in Creative Writing: A Preview

9-10:15am Breakout Session A

9-10:15am Breakout Session B

9-10:15am SLFA Board Meeting

10:30-11am MFA Panel Q&A

11:30am-12:30pm First Place Winners Reading

12:30pm Preview of Next Year’s SLF at Blue Mountain Christian College

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