March 31– Southern Literary Festival panel discussion on the art of storytelling

3/31/2012
10:30 a.m.

The Southern Literary Festival presents a panel discussion featuring critically acclaimed author Mark Richard and graphic novelist Eric Powell.

These men of letters (and images) will discuss the art of storytelling from 10:30 a.m.- noon on Saturday, March 31. This session is free and open to the public. Location: The Ezell Center, room 301.

Mark Richard

Richard is the author of two award-winning short story collections, including “The Ice at the Bottom of the World” and “Charity,” and a bestselling novel Fishboy. He is the recipient of many awards including the New York Foundation of the Arts fellowship award, National Magazine Award for Fiction and the PEN/Ernest Hemingway Award.

His latest book, House of Prayer No.2, an autobiography about his struggle to overcome a birth defect and find his place in the world, was listed on many critics’ lists of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2011.

A native of Louisiana, Richard has served as a visiting writer-in-residence at the University of California Irvine, University of Mississippi, Arizona State University, the University of the South, Sewanee and The Writer's Voice in New York. He has also been a correspondent for the BBC.

Eric Powell

Five time Eisner Award winner and creator of The Goon, Powell is an innovator in comics.  He has worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Incredible Hulk, Star Wars Tales, The Avengers, MAD Magazine and Action Comics as well as other leading comics titles.   He is currently working with acclaimed director David Fincher on developing a film adaptation of The Goon.

All Southern Literary Festival workshops are open to Lipscomb students and faculty, and selected workshops are open to the public free of charge. Go to events.lipscomb.edu to see more festival workshops open to the public. For more information call 615-966-5150.