Alana White, Debra H. Goldstein, Jeffrey Philips, Lynn Chandler Willis, Rebecca Butler, and Valona Jones take on Southern clichés head-on. They discuss when familiar tropes add texture and authenticity to a story, when they become stereotypes, and how writers can portray the South with nuance, respect, and originality.
Finding the Spark That Fuels Your Creative Work
Jason Fort leads a conversation with Amy Denton, D.B. Sieders, Debra Gaskill, Rea Frey, Rich Zahradnik, and Richard Helms about what inspires writers to create. They discuss how personal experience, curiosity, and passion shape meaningful work.
