USD Department of English Announces Second Biennial Vermillion Writing and Literature Conference
Over 50 writers are expected to present creative and scholarly works that engage the conference theme, “Boundaries: Preserving and Creating Space.” Topics of individual presentations will range from family life to land protection to hybrid literary genres. In addition to panels, the conference will host five featured reading events. On Oct. 10, New York Times bestselling author Taylor Brorbyr will host a writing workshop at 2 p.m.
A reading by USD faculty will follow at 4 p.m., featuring faculty from the Department of English, including duncan barlow, Ph.D., professor of practice, Leah McCormack, Ph.D., associate professor and Éireann Lorsung, Ph.D., assistant professor. At 7:30 p.m., National Book Award Finalist and author Laird Hunt will join author Eleni Sikelianos for the final event of the day.
On Oct. 11, the featured events will spotlight three additional guest speakers, including Elise Boxer, Ph.D., director of the Institute of American Indian Studies and associate professor in the Department of History at USD, J. Jeffrey Clark, Ph.D. and Randilynn Boucher-Giago. The speakers will discuss their newest scholarship, “From the Skin: Defending Indigenous Nations Using Theory and Praxis,” at 2 p.m. The conference will end with a reading at 7 p.m. by Brorby.
All featured events are free and open to the public. To attend the full conference, including panels, please register online. Registration rates for the full conference may vary.
For more information or to access registration forms, conference scheduling and event locations, visit the conference website.
Additional questions can be referred to the conference organizers at [email protected].
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