37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium Program
The 37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium
Secrets and Revelations
“A Dark Thread Running Through My Story”
Inspired by Eudora Welty's novel Losing Battles
Program of the 37th Annual
Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium
October 23rd, 24th, and 25th, 2025
The theme for this year's symposium is “'Keep out from under these feet… I got a long way': Resilience and Resistance in the South." It is inspired by Eudora Welty's story "A Worn Path" from A Curtain of Green and Other Stories.
All sessions will be held in Connie Sills Kossen Auditorium of Poindexter Hall and live-streamed for those who can't attend in person. All times listed are estimates. Books are available for purchase at the event and through The Bookend.
Featured Authors, 2025
Friends of the Welty Series
