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Becoming a member of the Southern Literary Festival Association first and foremost benefits your students. When you join the association you’ll be able to submit to our competition and anthology in the Fall and attend our conference with your students in the Spring.
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2022 Keynote Speaker Ashley M. Jones
Ashley M. Jones is Poet Laureate of the state of Alabama (2022-2026). She received an MFA in Poetry from Florida International University (FIU), where she was a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fellow.
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2022 Festival Schedule
The 2022 Southern Literary Festival took place Thursday, April 21 through Saturday, April 23, 2022 on the campus of Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS.
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2022 Panelists & Speakers
Part of the Southern Literary Festival’s mission is to support undergraduate writers by connecting them with established writers. These honored festival guests participate in panel discussions, craft talks, and the festival bookfair.
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The 2022 Anthology
Our winners featured in our annual anthology were also be featured readers at the Festival. All conference participants receive a copy of the anthology, and digital versions are available online.