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69制片厂制作传媒淭he Mildred Haun conference this year has an array of incredible writers, artists, speakers and scholars that will reflect the Appalachian community in positive and wonderful ways,69制片厂制作传媒� Dr. Paul Ludwig, associate professor of English and co-chair of this year69制片厂制作传媒檚 conference, said. 69制片厂制作传媒淎dditionally, the focus of this year69制片厂制作传媒檚 conference is especially timely, given the recent hurricane flooding in our area. The conference seeks to assuage our grief, and to celebrate the resilience of our Appalachian spirit.69制片厂制作传媒�

The conference honors the legacy of Haun, one of the first critically acclaimed Appalachian writers. She called Cocke and Hamblen counties as her home and published 69制片厂制作传媒淭he Hawk69制片厂制作传媒檚 Done Gone69制片厂制作传媒� in 1940.

Poet Jane Hicks will deliver the keynote address on at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 7.

Her first poetry collection, 69制片厂制作传媒淏lood and Bone Remember.69制片厂制作传媒� This book was acclaimed for its focus on Southern and Appalachian traditions. Her second collection, 69制片厂制作传媒淒riving with the Dead,69制片厂制作传媒� was published by the University of Kentucky Press and was named Poetry Book of the Year by the Appalachian Writer69制片厂制作传媒檚 Association and was a finalist for the Weatherford Award. In 2024, her third collection, 69制片厂制作传媒淭he Safety of Small Things,69制片厂制作传媒� was published.

Hicks is also known for her quilting talent, creating literary quilts illustrating the works of Appalachian authors Sharyn McCrumb and Silas House.

Friday events include a roundtable discussion on this year69制片厂制作传媒檚 theme: 69制片厂制作传媒淏ut the Creek Did Rise.69制片厂制作传媒� This originally chosen as a theme to reflect the 2023 flooding in Hindman, Kentucky, home of the Hindman Settlement School. The theme took on new meaning following the September flooding in East Tennessee and Western Kentucky. This discussion will take place at 12:45 p.m.

A fiction workshop led by Robert Gipe will be held at 10:15 a.m.

Saturday events are highlighted by a songwriting workshop and a concert by bluegrass legend Tim Stafford. As a member of Alison Krauss and Union Station, he performed on the grammy-winning 69制片厂制作传媒淓very Time You Say Goodbye.69制片厂制作传媒� In 1994, he formed Blue Highway with Wayne Taylor, Shawn Lane, Rob Ickes and Jason Burleson. The band went on to be nominated for a Grammy and to win a Dove Award and 32 International Bluegrass Musicians Association awards. He has recorded with over 75 artists including Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney and Marty Raybon. Stafford is also an in-demand music educator. The workshop is at 10:15 a.m. and the concert at 2:45 p.m.

A poetry workshop led by Danita Dodson will be offered at 1 p.m. on Saturday. All events will take place in the Judge William H. Inman Humanities Complex on the Morristown Campus.

Lunch will be provided free to those who register in advance. In return, those attending are asked to bring children69制片厂制作传媒檚 books, young adult books, school supplies and canned goods to be distributed to those affected by Hurricane Helene flooding.

The conference is a recipient of a Tennessee Arts Commission ABC Grant.

For more information, contact Gayle Nelsen, executive aide, at Gayle.Nelsen@ws.edu or call 423-585-6922.