The Mildred Haun Conference: A Celebration of Appalachian Literature, Scholarship, and Culture is an attempt to explore and define Appalachian literature and culture for ourselves and for the outside world. We are seeking individual and panel presentations from faculty members, independent scholars, and students who have an interest in all aspects of Appalachian literature and culture.
8:00am | Registration Opens Humanities Complex, Lobby |
9:00 to 10:00am | Scholarly Presentations Session A | Humanities 106 Lora Smith, Goblin Ecology |
9:00 to 9:30am | Scholarly Presentations Session B | Humanities 104 Kevin Collins, Boiled Ham |
9:35 to 10:00am | Scholarly Presentations Session C | Humanities 102 Chelsea Nunn, Buoyant Matter |
10:00am | 15 Minute Break |
10:15 to 11:45am | Fiction Workshop Humanities 106 Robert Gipe |
11:45 to 12:45pm | Lunch Buffet Humanities Lobby |
12:45 to 2:15pm | Roundtable: "But the Creek Did Rise" Melissa Helton, Moderator Humanities Theatre |
2:15pm | 15 Minute Break |
2:30 to 3:45pm | Keynote Speech Jane Hicks Humanities Theatre |
3:45 to 4:00pm | Mildred Haun Award of Excellence & Book Giveaway Humanities Theatre |
8:00am | Registration Opens Humanities Complex, Lobby |
9:00 to 10:00am | Scholarly Presentations Session A | Humanities 106 Guy Larry Osborne, Singing in the Hills |
9:30 to 10:00am | Scholarly Presentations Session C | Humanities 102 Gayle Nelsen, Packhorse Librarians |
10:00am | 15 Minute Break |
10:15 to 11:45am | Songwriting Workshop Humanities 132 Tim Stafford |
11:45 to 12:45pm | Lunch Buffet Humanities Lobby |
12:45 to 2:15pm | Poetry Workshop Humanities 106 Danita Dodson |
2:15pm | 15 Minute Break |
2:30 to 3:30pm | Book Giveaway and Closing Humanities Theatre |
Book Sellers, vendors and artisians are in the Humanities Complex Lobby area at differing times throughout the weekend.
The Mildred Haun Conference: A Celebration of Appalachian Literature, Scholarship, and Culture explores and defines Appalachian literature and culture for Appalachians and non-Appalachians. We are seeking individual and panel presentations from any and all the following affiliations and purposes: faculty members, independent scholars, and community members, as well as graduate and undergraduate students who have an interest in any aspect of Appalachian literature, culture and scholarship.
Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference.
A Journal of Appalachian Literature, Culture, and Scholarship
We are pleased to invite you to submit to our e-journal entitled The Mildred Haun Review: A Journal of Appalachian Art, Culture, and Scholarship. This journal emphasizes creative and academic writing that explores, celebrates, narrates, analyzes, redefines, and deconstructs what it means to be Appalachian through metaphor, image, experience, and research.
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