James Agee Conference
Saturday, March 2, 2024
The James Agee Conference returns to an in-person event at the Strawberry Plains Campus of Pellissippi State Community College. The event is once again free and open to the public. This day-long gathering features writers and artists from throughout the region and is part of the Pellissippi State Libraries Appalachian Heritage Project. All presentations will be held in the campus library.
Presenters
Registration
The event is free, but we do request you register beforehand.
Schedule
- 9 a.m. — Welcome, Check-in
- 9:20 a.m. — Introduction by Charles Dodd White
- 9:30 a.m. — Anna Laura Reeve
- 10:15 a.m. — Break
- 10:30 a.m. — Arwen Donahue
- 11:15 a.m. — Break
- 11:30 a.m. — Micah McCrotty
- Noon — Lunch on your own
- 1:30 p.m. — Fiddling Leona and J.P. Mathes
- 2:15 p.m. — Break
- 2:30 p.m. — Zackary Vernon
- 3:15 p.m. — Break
- 3:30 p.m. — Book Signing with the authors
- 4-4:30 p.m. — open mic for attendees who want to read their own work