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. Watch our Facebook page for conference information, updates, and access to registration. Watch our Instagram account for up-to-date activities the day of our conference, February 6 & 7, 2026.

 

Mildred Haun 2026 Conference Registration

February 6 & 7, 2026
Keynote: Robert Gipe
Theme: Cookin' Up the Good Stuff: Poetry, Music, Stories & More

Register for the Conference

 

 

Coming this fall. 

 

Mildred Haun Student Writing Contest

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Walters State students are encouraged to submit original, unpublished work to the Mildred Haun Student Writing Contest by December 23, 2025. The categories include: Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry. Entry in the contest is free. All entries should be under 3,000 words and submitted online to chippy.mclainFREEWS. You must be 18 or older to enter. Winners will receive a prize and a free lunch for two at the Mildred Haun Literary Conference on February 6, 2026. For more details, download the Mildred Haun Student Writing Contest document.

 

 

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 group presentations or demonstrations based on the theme, “Cookin’ Up the Good Stuff: Poetry, Music, Stories, and More”. We want to bring a renewed focus to Appalachian food preparation and foraging methods this year. The Call for Papers is open to 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

 

 

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.