{"id":61393,"date":"2024-09-11T09:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=61393"},"modified":"2024-09-18T10:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:12:15","slug":"utc-to-host-fall-2024-meacham-writers-workshop-sept-26-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/utc-to-host-fall-2024-meacham-writers-workshop-sept-26-28\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC to host fall 2024 Meacham Writers\u2019 Workshop Sept. 26-28"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left: Christian J. Collier (photo credit: Ian Riley), Tom\u00e1s Q. Mor\u00edn (photo credit: Jeff Fitlow) and Ira Sukrungruang (photo courtesy of buddhistboy.com) will be participating in the upcoming 2024 Meacham Writers\u2019 Workshop.<\/p><\/div>\n

A popular University of Tennessee at Chattanooga workshop in which established writers from across the country, local authors, students and novice writers can engage in the open exchange of ideas, works and readings is set to return.<\/p>\n

The 2024 Meacham Writers\u2019 Workshop, a free event open to the public, takes place from Sept. 26-28 at the UTC Library, the University Center and at Stove Works (1250 E. 13th St. in Chattanooga). The workshop\u2019s mission is to provide UTC students and underserved community members with greater access to the literary arts.<\/p>\n

The three-day event is primarily funded by an endowment established by the late Jean Meacham\u2014a professor and assistant dean of students at UTC\u2014in memory of her husband, Ellis K. Meacham. The aim is to promote writing as an expressive art and to connect University writers with the broader community.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Meacham Writers\u2019 Workshop, including full event details and signup links, visit utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/english\/meachamwriters<\/strong><\/a>. Books are available for purchase at most of the events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Meacham Writers\u2019 Workshop is bringing together a diverse and talented group of writers to engage deeply with both the University and the wider Chattanooga community,\u201d said UC Foundation Professor Sybil Baker, the workshop director and associate chair of the UTC Department of English. \u201cThis event continues to be a space where people interested in the literary arts of all levels\u2014students, emerging voices and established authors\u2014can connect, share their work and learn from one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visiting writers Tom\u00e1s Q. Mor\u00edn and Ira Sukrungruang and Spring 2023 Meacham Fellow Christian J. Collier will participate in the event\u2019s opening night reading and reception\u2014taking place from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, in the UTC Library\u2019s Roth Reading Room. Event attendees should register here<\/strong><\/a>. Free parking is available in UTC lots beginning at 5 p.m., and the program will start at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n