Rare Books | The Archives of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the Arlie Herron Collection |
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The Fellowship shall exist to nurture literature and the American South through recognizing distinguished achievement. It shall award prizes and fellowships for significant work by Southern authors and it shall pursue other activities that in the judgment of the fellows will serve to stimulate Southern literary endeavor of a significant order.The Fellowship of Southern Writers was founded in 1987 by twenty-six distinguished Southern writers, including novelists, poets, historians, playwrights, critics, and editors. The Fellowship meets biennially during the Chattanooga Arts and Education Council's Conference on Southern Literature. The last conference was held in Chattanooga on March 29-31, 2007. The next conference will be held in Chattanooga in 2009. The Fellowship seeks to recognize and encourage literature in the South by commemorating outstanding literary achievement with awards and prizes, by encouraging young writers and by recognizing distinction in writing by election to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers. For more information please visit their web site at: www.thefsw.org. Lupton Library maintains a non-circulating collection of many of the members' books and writings, as the Arlie Herron Collection of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. There is also some documentation of past conferences and meetings. For more information about the collection, or to use the collection in the library, please contact the Special Collections at (423) 425-2186 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Queries about the Fellowship should be directed to the Chattanooga Arts and Education Council at (800) 267-4AEC (4232) or (423) 267-1218, or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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