The Writers Conference @ DBF, presented by Poets & Writers and Agnes Scott College. Begins Friday, August 29, at 3 p.m. with a keynote address by C. Michael Curtis and Elizabeth Cox. Agnes Scott College. Writers Conference Happy Hour, Saturday, August 30, 6-8 p.m. at Twain's.
Keynote Address by Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate and New York Poet Laureate. Friday, August 29, 8 p.m. Agnes Scott College’s Presser Hall.
Madeline Children's Parade, led by Ludwig Bemelman's feisty French character, Madeline, and Bemelman's grandson, John Bemelman's Marciano. Saturday, August 30, line up at 9 a.m. At the corner of Clairemont Ave. and Commerce Dr. Parade begins at 9:30 a.m.
Ty Pennington, host of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Saturday afternoon, August 30 (time to be announced soon). AJC Tent, on the corner of Clairemont Ave. and Ponce De Leon Ave.
"The Lottery," by Brooks and Company Dance, based on the Shirley Jackson short story. Saturday, August 30, 7 p.m., Emory University's Performing Arts Studio.
Closing Concert by Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers, presented by Lenz Music. Sunday, August 31, 7:30 p.m. Downtown Decatur Square.
The Writers Conference @ DBF, presented by Poets & Writers and Agnes Scott College. Begins Friday, August 29, at 3 p.m. with a keynote address by C. Michael Curtis and Elizabeth Cox. Agnes Scott College. Writers Conference Happy Hour, Saturday, August 30, 6-8 p.m. at Twain's.
Keynote Address by Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate and New York Poet Laureate. Friday, August 29, 8 p.m. Agnes Scott College’s Presser Hall.
Madeline Children's Parade, led by Ludwig Bemelman's feisty French character, Madeline, and Bemelman's grandson, John Bemelman's Marciano. Saturday, August 30, line up at 9 a.m. At the corner of Clairemont Ave. and Commerce Dr. Parade begins at 9:30 a.m.
Ty Pennington, host of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Saturday afternoon, August 30 (time to be announced soon). AJC Tent, on the corner of Clairemont Ave. and Ponce De Leon Ave.
"The Lottery," by Brooks and Company Dance, based on the Shirley Jackson short story. Saturday, August 30, 7 p.m., Emory University's Performing Arts Studio.
Closing Concert by Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers, presented by Lenz Music. Sunday, August 31, 7:30 p.m. Downtown Decatur Square.
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage presented by the AJC
10:00-10:45: A Family Thing: Kathy Reichs | Kerry Reichs |
11:15-12:00: E(d)ge(rton), the Filibuster: John T. Edge | Clyde Edgerton | John Egerton |
12:30-1:15: The Prince of Frogtown: Rick Bragg |
1:45-2:30: What Looks Like Crazy: Pearl Cleage |
3:00-3:45: Poetry in the Family: Natasha Trethewey | Eric Trethewey |
4:15-5:00: Love the One You're With: Emily Giffin |
5:30-6:15: Broken Government: John Dean |
Old Courthouse Stage presented by DeKalb Medical
10:00-10:45: New Stories from the South: Clyde Edgerton | ZZ Packer | Ron Rash | Daniel Wallace |
11:15-12:00: Young Ones to Watch: Kevin Anderson | Tobias Buckell | Cherie Priest | John Scalzi |
12:30-1:15: Hot Sauce and MoonPies: Mary Kay Andrews | N. M. Kelby |
1:45-2:30: Save the Males: Kathleen Parker |
3:00-3:45: The Girl Who Stopped Swimming: Joshilyn Jackson |
4:15-5:00: Down from the Mountains: Ron Rash | Lee Smith |
5:30-6:15: A Threesome: Eric Jerome Dickey | Marissa Monteilh | Fiona Zedde |
Decatur Library Stage presented by Lenz
10:00-10:45: Long Time Leaving: Roy Blount Jr. |
11:15-12:00: Nothing with Strings: Bailey White |
12:30-1:15: Tales of the Out and the Gone: Amiri Baraka |
1:45-2:30: The Perfect Scent: Chandler Burr |
3:00-3:45: Prohibido Decir Toda la Verdad: Raul Benoit |
4:15-5:00: Blue Dixie: Bob Moser |
5:30-6:15: Sci Fi and Science: Sidney Perkowitz | J.P. Telotte |
Target Children’s Stage
10:00-10:30: Madeline and the Cats of Rome: John Bemelmans Marciano |
10:30-11:15: Pop-Up with Sabuda and Reinhart: Matthew Reinhart | Robert Sabuda |
11:30-12:00: Yo! Yes?: Chris Raschka |
12:00-1:00: Laughing Pizza in Concert: Laughing Pizza |
1:00-1:30: Splat the Cat: Rob Scotton |
1:30-2:00: Frankenstein Takes the Cake: Adam Rex |
2:00-2:30: Wren's Nest Storytime: Wren's Nest Storytellers |
2:30-3:00: Forbidden Tales: Sword: Da Chen |
3:00-3:30: Historic Fiction: Kerry Madden | Mary Ann Rodman |
3:30-4:00: Ghost Stories: Mary Downing Hahn |
4:00-4:30: The Magic Thief: Sarah Prineas |
4:30-5:00: The Harry Potter Quiz Show: Cheryl Klein |
5:00-5:30: Kenny and the Dragon: Tony DiTerlizzi |
5:30-7:00: Teen Poetry Slam: Regie Cabico | Chris 'Cocktails' Cornell |
Cook’s Warehouse Stage
10:00-11:15: Southern Cakes: Nancie McDermott |
12:00-1:15: The Thai Table: Philippa Kingsley |
2:00-3:15: The Art and Craft of Entertaining: Kimberly Kennedy |
4:00-5:15: Southern Cocktails: Denise Gee |
The Escape Stage hosted by Several Dancers Core
12:30-1:00: Something Wicked: Alan Gratz |
1:00-1:30: Hotlanta: Denene Millner |
1:30-2:15: Open Lunchbox: You |
2:15-2:45: Graphic Novels: Hope Larson | Rich Tommaso |
2:45-3:15: Fantasy vs. Sci Fi Smackdown: Brandon Sanderson |
3:30-4:00: Pretty Little Liars: Sara Shepard |
4:00-4:30: Harry Potter Acoustic Rock: Animagus |
4:30-5:15: Break In Case of Emergency (This Book Could Save Your Life): Elliot Blake | Joshilyn Jackson | Jill McCorkle | Chris Raschka |
Eddie’s Attic Stage
12:00-12:45: Ghost Notes: Arthur "Buddy" Edwards |
1:15-2:00: Driving Music City: Diane Durrett |
2:30-3:15: Edson: Bill Morrissey |
8:00-midnight: A Night of Singer-Songwriters at Eddie's Attic: Arthur "Buddy" Edwards | Bill Morrissey |
Java Monkey Local Authors Stage
11:00-11:15: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Randy and Pam Golden |
11:15-11:30: Poetry by Phillip Raines: Phillip Raines |
11:30-11:45: Poems by James Davis May: James Davis May |
11:45-12:00: The Shifting Line: Chelsea Rathburn |
12:00-12:15: Reaching for the Moon: Kodac Harrison |
12:15-12:30: The Drifter's Wheel: Phillip DePoy |
12:30-12:45: Sylvia Cross: Sylvia Cross |
12:45-1:00: Land O’Goshen: Charles McNair |
1:00-1:30: After the Poison: Collin Kelley |
1:30-2:00: Sassing and Shadowboxes: Karen Head |
2:00-2:15: Face Blindness: Megan Volpert |
2:15-2:30: Poetry of James Sanders: James Sanders |
2:30-2:45: An Infinite Variety of Similar Things: JS van Buskirk |
2:45-3:00: Poetry by Mark Prejsnar: Mark Prejsnar |
3:00-3:15: Poetry by Jessica Hand: Jessica Hand |
3:15-3:30: Fish Log: Randy Prunty |
3:30-3:45: The Dazzling Land: Brigitte Byrd |
3:45-4:00: Ten Pins, Ten Frames: Bruce Covey |
4:00-4:15: Poetry by Travis Denton: Travis Denton |
4:15-4:30: Poetry by Katie Chaple: Katie Chaple |
4:30-4:45: Slouching in the Path of a Comet: Mike Dockins |
4:45-5:00: Poetry by Stephen Bluestone: Stephen Bluestone |
5:00-5:15: Poetry by Beth Gylys: Beth Gylys |
5:15-5:30: Poetry by Rupert Fike: Rupert Fike |
5:30-5:45: Writings by Robert E. Wood: Robert E. Wood |
5:45-6:00: Poetry by JC Reilly: JC Reilly |
8:00-10:00: Java Monkey Invitational Poetry Slam: Regie Cabico |
Decatur Conference Auditorium presented by Agnes Scott College
10:00-10:45: Growing Up the Way I Did: Hadjii | Randa Jarrar |
11:15-12:00: Somebody Knows My Name: Lawrence Hill |
12:30-1:15: Of Hissy Fits and Hairdos: Doug Crandell | Celia Rivenbark |
1:45-2:30: Garden Spells and Sugar Queens: Sarah Addison Allen |
3:00-3:45: Deviant Behavior: Mike Sager |
4:15-5:00: Publishing 101: Bram Hsieh |
5:30-6:15: What I Did Wrong in a Place Like This: Mark King | John Weir |
City Hall Stage presented by Stone Mountain
10:00-10:45: Slavery by Another Name: Douglas A. Blackmon |
11:15-12:00: Carbon and Energy: Jay Hakes | Eric Roston |
1:45-2:30: The Bible Salesman: Clyde Edgerton |
3:00-3:45: The Art of Skip Williamson: Skip Williamson |
4:15-5:00: An Afternoon of Poetry I: Dan Albergotti | Juliana Gray | Paul Guest |
5:30-6:15: SIBA Awards: SIBA Award Winners |
Emerging and Exhibiting Authors Stage
10:00-10:20: Interrations: Jonathan C. Akin |
10:20-10:40: My Soul It Knows His Mercies: Nefertari Baraka |
10:40-11:00: Counting on Friends: Diane Belinfanti |
11:00-11:20: For My Beautiful Black Sister: Nathan Brooken |
11:20-11:40: What I Would Say: Claudine Cheatem |
11:40-12:00: Diane M. Christiansen: Diane M. Christiansen |
12:00-12:20: No One Asked to Be?: Edwin Clark |
12:20-12:40: Conquest of Endless Life: Oliver Gann |
12:40-1:00: True Confessions of a Former ID Thief: Ronald Hemphill |
1:00-1:20: Gerald R. Howard: Gerald R. Howard |
1:20-1:40: Preventing Identity Theft: Johnny May |
1:40-2:00: Decade of Dish: Michele Niesen |
2:00-2:20: Patricia Patterson: Patricia Patterson |
2:20-2:40: Due Process Denied: George Ritter |
2:40-3:00: Beyond the Blues: Ravry Sloan |
3:00-3:20: Steppin’ Out of the Darkness: Roderick Solomon |
3:20-3:40: The Man in the Moon: Tom Tancin |
3:40-4:00: Poetic Profiles of Faith: Tiffany Tolbert |
4:00-4:20: Chasing Eden: Ashanti White |
4:20-4:40: How I Rebuilt My Immune System: J. L. Wilson |
Decatur Presbyterian Chapel Stage presented by Public Broadcasting Atlanta
10:00-10:45: Spirituality for Our Global Community: Daniel Helminiak |
11:15-12:00: Mommybloggers: Kristen Chase | Mir Kamin |
12:30-1:15: Mr. Sebastian's Secrets: Patti Callahan Henry | Daniel Wallace |
1:45-2:30: Crime, True and Not: David Fulmer | Ron Stodghill |
3:00-3:45: Marrying the Other Side of the Earth: Suzanne Kamata | Christina Thompson |
4:15-5:00: The Pornography of Power: Robert Scheer |
5:30-6:15: Marketing Your Published Book: Janna McMahan | Sarah Reidy |
Library Conference Room
1:45-2:30: Angels, Fireflies... and Buffy. Writing (About) Good TV: Rhonda Wilcox |
Decatur Presbyterian Sanctuary Stage presented by the AJC
12:00-12:45: Broken Government and the Pornography of Power: John Dean | Robert Scheer |
1:15-2:00: Good ol' Girls: Matraca Berg | Marshall Chapman | Jill McCorkle | Lee Smith |
2:30-3:15: Poetry Power Play: Coleman Barks | Judith Ortiz Cofer | Kevin Young |
3:45-4:30: The Suspense is Killing Me: Mary Jane Clark | Karin Slaughter |
5:00-5:45: Clubs of Red Hats and Knitting: Kate Jacobs | Haywood Smith |
Old Courthouse Stage presented by DeKalb Medical
12:00-12:45: Literary Mysteries in Place: France and Louisiana: Louis Bayard | Cara Black | Ronald Gauthier |
1:15-2:00: Very Fine Fiction: Daniel Black | Michael Morris | Robert Olmstead |
2:30-3:15: Down Town: Ferrol Sams |
3:45-4:30: Gay in the South: Dr. Patrick Johnson | Kevin Sessums |
5:00-5:45: Words from Iraq: PushPush Theater |
Decatur Library Stage presented by Lenz
12:00-12:45: Fantastic Fantasy: Peter S. Beagle | Pat Rothfuss |
1:15-2:00: Lillian Smith Awards: Lillian Smith Award Winners |
2:30-3:15: Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Bill Curry |
3:45-4:30: Breach of Faith: Jed Horne |
5:00-5:45: Graphic Novelists: Rich Tommaso | Ben Towle | Robert Venditti |
Target Children’s Stage
12:00-12:30: Mutts Fly South: Patrick McDonnell |
12:30-1:00: Synchronicity: Synchronicity |
1:00-1:30: Thump, Quack, Moo: Doreen Cronin |
1:30-2:00: Snakes!: Whit Gibbons |
2:00-2:30: Owly: A Time to Be Brave: Andy Runton |
2:30-3:00: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Panel: Adam Rex | Brandon Sanderson | Laurel Snyder |
3:00-3:30: American Girl: Evelyn Coleman |
3:30-4:00: The Aurora County All-Stars: Deborah Wiles |
4:00-4:30: Picture Books!: Babs Bell | Diane Shore |
4:30-5:00: Rob Cleveland and Friends: Rob Cleveland |
5:00-5:30: Tim, Sally, Paco, Oscar, and Friends: Elizabeth O. Dulemba | Grady Thrasher |
Cook’s Warehouse Stage
12:00-1:15: Cookwise and Bakewise: Shirley Corriher |
2:00-3:15: Screen Doors and Sweet Tea Recipes: Martha Hall Foose |
5:00-5:45: Cornbread Nation: Roy Blount Jr. | Candice Dyer | John T. Edge | Kevin Young |
The Escape Stage hosted by Several Dancers Core
2:00-5:00: Teen Literary Salon: Vernaculars |
Decatur Conference Auditorium presented by Agnes Scott College
12:00-12:45: The Origin of the Milky Way: Barbara Duncan |
1:15-2:00: Writing My Special Child: Mary Jane Clark | Suzanne Kamata |
2:30-3:15: Intercourse: Robert Olen Butler |
3:45-4:30: Awesome Strays: Sheri Joseph |
5:00-5:45: The Fireman's Lovely Wife: Elizabeth Dewberry | Jack Riggs |
City Hall Stage presented by Stone Mountain
12:00-12:45: The Dumbest Generation: Mark Bauerlein |
1:15-2:00: Memories Talk Back: Hollis Gillespie |
2:30-3:15: Bartram's Trail Revisted: Jim Kautz |
3:45-4:30: Politics in Georgia: Arnold Fleischmann | Carol Pierannunzi |
5:00-5:45: An Afternoon of Poetry II: David Kirby | Tony Morris | Chad Prevost | Jake Adam York |
Eddie's Attic Stage
3:45-4:30: The Lavender Boys and Elsie: Tommy Womack |
5:00-5:45: Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller: Marshall Chapman |
8:30-midnight: Good ol' Girls in Concert: Matraca Berg | Marshall Chapman | Jill McCorkle | Lee Smith |
Java Monkey Local Authors Stage
12:00-12:15: Forever: Alice Lovelace |
12:15-12:30: Insects and Mystics: Megan Sexton |
12:30-12:45: Suspense with Walter Sorrells: Walter Sorrells |
12:45-1:00: Poetry by Bryan Pattillo: Bryan Pattillo |
1:00-1:15: Soulfood Cafe: Tavares Stephens |
1:15-1:30: Ash: Sharan Strange |
1:30-1:40: Poetry by Mygnon Renee: Mygnon Renee |
1:40-1:50: Poetry by Keisha Pooler: Keisha Pooler |
2:00-2:15: Poetry by Chas: Chas |
2:15-2:30: Poetry by Ebony: Ebony |
2:30-2:45: Poetry by Malika: Malika |
2:45-3:00: Poetry by Karen G: Karen G |
3:00-3:15: Poetry by Stefen Micko: Stefen Micko |
3:15-3:30: Poetry by Cambridge: Cambridge |
3:30-3:45: Poetry by Yolo: Yolo |
3:45-4:00: Poetry by Theresa Davis: Theresa Davis |
4:00-4:15: Flowers of Flame: Dan Veach |
4:15-4:30: Poetry by Memye Tucker: Memye Tucker |
4:30-4:45: The Geometry of Loneliness: Lee Passarella |
4:45-5:00: Winter in the Tropics: Gene Ellis |
5:00-5:15: Hanging Towels at Midnight: Lynn Alexander |
5:15-5:30: Poetry by Ruth Windham: Ruth Windham |
5:30-5:45: Poetry by Debbie Hiers: Debbie Hiers |
5:45-6:00: Poetry by Ginger Murchison: Ginger Murchison |
8:00-10:00: Java Monkey Speaks Open Mic: Natasha Trethewey |
Emerging and Exhibiting Authors Stage
12:00-12:20: Midnight Hours: Vivian Zabel |
12:20-12:40: The Ron Brown Scholar Program: The Ron Brown Scholar Program |
12:40-1:00: An Angry Drum Echoed: Pamela Mueller |
1:00-1:20: The Ugly Truth About Small Business: Ruth King |
1:20-1:40: Herren's: An Atlanta Landmark: Bill Balzer |
1:40-2:00: The Adventures of Lady: Iris Pearson |
2:00-2:20: Run, Jump, Play: Leslie Grant |
2:20-2:40: Sisters in Crime: Patricia Browning | Patricia Sprinkle | Fran Stewart |
2:40-3:00: Georgia Romance Writers: Anna DeStefano | Debbie Giusti | Berta Platas |
3:00-3:20: Pip: Jane Harmon |
3:20-3:40: Finder's Magic: C.M. Fleming |
3:40-4:00: Dream Catcher Publishing: Dwan Hightower | Hodelin Rene | Sim Shattuck | Anne Shuttleworth |
Decatur Library Reading Room Stage
12:00-12:45: Masters of Short Fiction: Jeffery Renard Allen | Gerald Duff | Janna McMahan |
1:15-2:00: Family Memoir as Holocaust History: the Next Generation Looks Back: Sonya Huber | Mimi Schwartz |
2:30-3:15: Poor Man's Provence: Rheta Grimsley Johnson |
Decatur Presbyterian Chapel Stage presented by Public Broadcasting Atlanta
3:45-4:30: From Baghdad to America with Lava: Jay Kopelman |
5:00-5:45: The Words of Jesus: Phyllis Tickle |
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