Mildred Haun Conference

Exploring Appalachian Literature

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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.

 

Friday, February 7th Judge William H. Inman Humanities

 

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

 

Saturday, February 8th Judge William H. Inman Humanities

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.

 

 

Call for Papers

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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.

Call for Papers

 

Registration

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Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference.

 

 

 

The Mildred Haun Review

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A Journal of Appalachian Literature, Culture, and Scholarship

Call for Submissions

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.

 

 

 

Travel Information

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