 The
Southwestern Writers Collection at Texas State University-San Marcos,
- with thanks to Texas Monthly & the Austin
Film Festival,
is pleased to present a two-day symposium:
THE WRITER JOHN GRAVES
Friday & Saturday / September 6 &
7, 2002
Alkek Library / TxState / San Marcos
All events are free & open to the public
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here for directions and parking info
FRIDAY, September 6:
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Presentation of Academic Papers
11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Break)
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Book Signing by John Graves (All books in print will be available
for purchase) Open House for John Graves Exhibit
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Gallery Talk by Steve Davis, Assistant Curator of the Southwestern
Writers Collection
FRIDAY EVENING:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Informal Reception for John Graves Remarks by Connie Todd, Alkek
Library Special Collections Curator. Libations courtesy of Texas
Monthly magazine.
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Austin Film Festival presents a Cast Reading with professional
actors of Graves' screenplay "The Last Running" based
on his short story originally published in The Atlantic Monthly.
Introductory remarks by Mr. Graves.
SATURDAY, September 7:
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Panel Discussion "The Writer John Graves"
Dr. Mark Busby (moderator), John Graves, Dave Hickey, Dr. Samuel
Hynes
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Light Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Book Signing by John Graves (All books in print will be available
for purchase)
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Panel Discussion "The Texas Monthly Days"
William Broyles, Jr. (schedule permitting), John Graves, Stephen
Harrigan (moderator), Jan Reid, Suzanne Winckler
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