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Announcement    Friday, November 7, 2025
Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6 until 7:30 p.m., Magnolia Ballroom: Please join us for a film screening of Yale Professor Karin Coonrod's adaptation of a Flannery O'Connor short story, "Everything That Rises Must Converge." There will be a panel discussion with the director and actor afterwards. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. It's hosted by the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. 
Event    Thursday, November 13, 2025
Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6 until 7:30 p.m., Magnolia Ballroom: Please join us for a film screening of Yale Professor Karin Coonrod's adaptation of a Flannery O'Connor short story, "Everything That Rises Must Converge." There will be a panel discussion with the director and actor afterwards. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. It's hosted by the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. 
Cast of "Everything That Rises Must Converge," directed by Karin Coonrod, performing in Milan.
Announcement    Thursday, October 9, 2025
Book Launch & Reading: Kerry Neville, Momma May Be MadJoin us for the official launch of Georgia College & State University Creative Writing faculty member Kerry Neville’s new memoir, Momma May Be Mad, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room (221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville). The evening will feature a reading by the author, followed by a Q&A and book signing.Books will be available for purchase at the event and through Barnes...
Event    Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Book Launch & Reading: Kerry Neville, Momma May Be MadJoin us for the official launch of Georgia College & State University Creative Writing faculty member Kerry Neville’s new memoir, Momma May Be Mad, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room (221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville). The evening will feature a reading by the author, followed by a Q&A and book signing.Books will be available for purchase at the event and through Barnes...
Event    Monday, October 6, 2025
Join us for a reading with Karen Salyer McElmurray, whose new book, "I Could Name God in Twelve Ways: Essays" (University Press of Kentucky, 2024), follows a celebrated career in memoir, fiction and essay.She is the author of Surrendered Child, winner of the AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction, Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven, Motel of the Stars and the co-edited anthology Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean. Her essays have earned the Annie Dillard Prize, the Orison Anthology Award, the...
Announcement    Monday, September 29, 2025
The Flannery O’Connor Review, in partnership with the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities, will hold a party celebrating the release of our 2025 issue! Faculty, staff, students and members of the wider community are invited to enjoy refreshments, take a look at the new issue and win fabulous Flannery-themed prizes! Whether you know very little about O'Connor or consider yourself an expert, you are welcome to join us.When: Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.Where: Pat...
Event    Tuesday, September 30, 2025
The Flannery O’Connor Review, in partnership with the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities, will hold a party celebrating the release of our 2025 issue! Faculty, staff, students and members of the wider community are invited to enjoy refreshments, take a look at the new issue and win fabulous Flannery-themed prizes! Whether you know very little about O'Connor or consider yourself an expert, you are welcome to join us.When: Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.Where: Pat...
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Event    Saturday, October 4, 2025
Georgia College & State University – Emerging Student WritersDecatur Book Festival | 20th Anniversary📅 Saturday, Oct. 4📍 Decatur Library, Fourth Floor Gallery and Event Space🕓 4 p.m. | 45-minute readingGeorgia College's MFA students step onto the Emerging Writers Stage at the 20th anniversary of the Decatur Book Festival. This showcase highlights the next generation of literary voices — writers whose work is shaping the future of Southern letters and beyond.Featuring:Tess Conner —...
Announcement    Thursday, September 25, 2025
Join us for a reading with Karen Salyer McElmurray, whose new book, I Could Name God in Twelve Ways: Essays (University Press of Kentucky, 2024), follows a celebrated career in memoir, fiction and essay.She is the author of Surrendered Child, winner of the AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction, Strange Birds in the Tree of Heaven, Motel of the Stars and the co-edited anthology Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean. Her essays have earned the Annie Dillard Prize, the Orison Anthology Award, the New...
Event    Thursday, September 25, 2025
Georgia Center for the Book: Memoirists Kerry Neville and Maureen Stanton215 Sycamore Street Decatur, Georgia 30030Date: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 | Time - 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. ESTDoor: 6:30 p.m.Join us for an evening with memoirists Kerry Neville and Maureen Stanton to discuss their new books. Kerry's Momma May Be Mad (forthcoming Oct. 21) is an inventive and striking memoir about motherhood, madness and the grace of second and third chances. Maureen will discuss The Murmur of Everything...