Patti Callahan Talks Historical Fiction at South

By: Hayden Cordova | Lifestyle Editor Award-winning author of more than 15 novels and Alabama and Carolina resident Patti Callahan visited South Alabama. On Feb. 13, Callahan spoke as a part of the Stokes Creative Writing program at the Faculty Club on campus, hosting a writing workshop and reading open to the public.  While visiting writers in the past have held writing workshops with classes, … Continue reading Patti Callahan Talks Historical Fiction at South

Edwidge Danticat Speaks to South’s Writers

By: Hayden Cordova | Lifestyle Editor On Jan. 30, novelist Edwidge Danticat visited South as the keynote speaker for the Stokes Center for Creative Writing’s visiting authors program.  Prior to providing a free public reading of excerpts from her works in the Student Center Ballroom, Danticat also led a creative writing workshop with South students discussing and critiquing graduate student Amy Patterson’s piece of short … Continue reading Edwidge Danticat Speaks to South’s Writers