Alabama Bound: Difference between revisions

From Bhamwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Alabama Bound''' is a yearly book festival held since [[1999]] at the [[Birmingham Public Library]] with invited Alabama authors giving readings and presentations from recent works. It is organized by [[Linda Wilson]] and usually is scheduled for the same weekend as the [[Magic City Art Connection]] at [[Linn Park]].
'''Alabama Bound''' is a yearly book festival held since [[1999]] at the [[Birmingham Public Library]] with invited Alabama authors giving readings and presentations from recent works. It is organized by [[Linda Wilson]] and usually is scheduled for the same weekend as the [[Magic City Art Connection]] at [[Linn Park]].
==2008 festival==
The 10th annual Alabama Bound festival was programmed to complement [[The Big Read|The Big Read: Project Mockingbird]] with panelists discussing the influence of the novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird,'' along with food and entertainment. Participants include:
* [[Wayne Flynt]], historian
* [[Chris Metress]], [[Samford University]] Department of English
* [[Tondra Loder-Jackson]], [[UAB]] Assistant Professor
* [[Mary Badham]], actress (''To Kill a Mockingbird'', 1962)
* [[Sandy Jaffe]], film producer (''Our Mockingbird'', 2008)
* [[Red Mountain White Trash|Red Mountain]], string band
* [[Four Eagles]], gospel quartet
* [[Irondale Cafe]], lunch catering


==2007 festival==
==2007 festival==

Latest revision as of 16:06, 8 April 2008

Alabama Bound is a yearly book festival held since 1999 at the Birmingham Public Library with invited Alabama authors giving readings and presentations from recent works. It is organized by Linda Wilson and usually is scheduled for the same weekend as the Magic City Art Connection at Linn Park.

2008 festival

The 10th annual Alabama Bound festival was programmed to complement The Big Read: Project Mockingbird with panelists discussing the influence of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, along with food and entertainment. Participants include:

2007 festival

1,439 visitors came to hear 19 authors who were part of the one day event on April 14, 2007:

Alabama Bound also hosted two local publishers Birmingham Arts Journal and OnStage Publishing, and several writers' groups including Alabama Media Professionals, Alabama Writers Conclave, Alabama Writers Forum, Booker T. Washington Magnet School creative writing, Women Writing for Change, and Writing Today. Funding for the event was provided by the Jefferson County Community Arts Fund and the Daniel Foundation of Alabama.

2006 festival

21 authors participated in the one day event on April 15, 2006:

2005 participants

2001 participants

More than 50 authors, including:

External Link

Retrieved from "http://bhamwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Alabama_Bound&oldid=32081"