The Spring Literary Festival has been a WCU tradition for 21 years, bringing established and emerging literary talent to campus and region. This year, the festival included 12 events and 15 writers sharing their stories with students and community from March 20 to 23. Notable guests included Jason Mott, author of the 2021 National Book […]
Addiction epidemic in WNC
March 21, 2023 by
Western North Carolina doesn’t have an opioid epidemic. “We have an addiction epidemic,” said Beth Young, coordinator of the addiction studies program at WCU. After a panel conversation about the opioid crisis in Western North Carolina, It’s clear the situation is getting worse. The panel was part of the pre-literary festival event to promote one of the […]
Wiley Cash comes to the 20th annual Spring Literary Festival
March 26, 2022 by
WCU students and wider community had a chance to listen and chat with Wiley Cash, a New York Times bestselling author during the 20th annual Spring Literary Festival. Cash is an author in residence at the University of North Carolina-Asheville where he teaches fiction writing and literature. Opening remarks were given by Jeremy Jones thanking […]
WCU’s Spring Literary Festival returns March 14
March 3, 2022 by
WCU’s 20th Spring Literary Festival returns in person on Monday, March 14, after two years of being virtual. The festival has a long tradition of bringing diverse writers to the university. It began as WCU’s Visiting Writers series, the oldest series in North Carolina. “The festival tries to bring a diverse and robust offering of the […]
American journalist and nonfiction writer Rick Bragg
April 7, 2016 by
American journalist and nonfiction writer Rick Bragg will be speaking at the Spring Literary Festival on April 7 at 4 p.m. in the UC Theater. He will be reading from a few of his memoirs and speaking about his time as a journalist. Bragg was born in the small city of Piedmont, Alabama, and grew […]
Appalachian poet, teacher, and fiber artist Jane Hicks
April 7, 2016 by
Joining Darnell Arnoult at 4 p.m. in the UC Theater for the Spring Literary Festival will be Appalachian poet, teacher, and fiber artist Jane Hicks and she will be reading from her new book of poems titled Driving with the Dead. A native of upper East Tennessee, Hicks is an award-winning poet and quilter. Her […]
