Dorothy Allison was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and makes her home in Northern California. Her first novel, Bastard Out of Carolina, was a finalist for the National Book Award and became an award-winning movie. Allison’s second novel, Cavedweller, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, won the Lambda Literary Award for Fiction and was a finalist for the Lillian Smith Prize. It was also adapted for the stage and screen. She is currently working on another novel, She Who.

Speaking Schedule

Friday, April 15
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Discoveries Writers Make While Writing

7:00 PM
Keynote Address

Saturday, April 16
Presentation of the Spoken Word Award to Minton Sparks