All events except the Saturday luncheon take place in Joyner Library.

• Event Registration and Check-in
• Welcome: Larry Boyer, Dean of Academic Library and Learning Resources
• Introductory Remarks: Margaret Bauer, Professor of English and Rives Chair of Southern Literature, Editor of
  North Carolina Literary Review

• Readings by Randall Kenan and Bland Simpson
• Musical entertainment by Bland Simpson
• Presentation of the Roberts Award for Literary Inspiration Introductory remarks by Maury York, Professor and Assistant Director of Special Collections, Joyner Library.
• Presentation by Shelby Strother, President of the Friends of Joyner Library honoring Doris Betts
  
  The presentation of the Roberts Award for Literary Inspiration is sponsored by the Friends of Joyner Library.

Introductory remarks: Margaret Bauer, Professor of English and Rives Chair of Southern Literature, Editor of North Carolina Literary Review

• Panel Discussion: Inspiring Social Awareness for Younger Readers
  Eloise Greenfield and Shelia P. Moses
  
  These two writers of children’s and young adult literature will discuss how they develop social awareness for young readers. This aim is accomplished through the interaction of fiction, nonfiction, and storytelling in a way that is both accessible and enjoyable.
  

• Workshop: Playing with the Facts: Expressing the Message though Genre Choice*
  Jim Grimsley and Randall Kenan
  
  These two authors, known for their dramatic and nonfiction efforts as well as for their fiction, will talk about how they express social messages through varying genres and where they find inspiration for their writing.
  

• Panel Discussion: Locating Self: Exploring Social Issues through Poetry, Fiction, and Drama*
  Jim Grimsley and Minnie Bruce Pratt
  
  Continuing with the Homecoming’s theme of Raising Awareness, these two writers will talk about eastern North Carolina as it has influenced their work. Discussion will focus on translating social issues through setting, mood, and character development.
  

• Workshop: A Red Clay Rambler has “Lunch at the Piccadilly
  Clyde Edgerton and Bland Simpson
  
  These author/musicians will discuss with participants how the written word can be transformed into music. Edgerton’s book Lunch at the Piccadilly has inspired a musical of the same name, while Simpson is actively involved in a number of musical groups including The Red Clay Ramblers.
  

• Panel Discussion: Whodunit? Environmental Concerns in Mystery Novels
  Margaret Maron and Wanda Canada
  
  These two mystery writers will work with participants on how to address issues of the environment in their works. Both authors’ works are set in eastern North Carolina and deal with the underlying effects humanity has on the physical world around us.
  
  
• Workshop: To Make Revolution Irresistible: Writing, Poetry, and Social Issues*
  Minnie Bruce Pratt
  
  The poet will conduct a poetry workshop with attendees. She will not only give insight into her own process as a poet, but will also help participants develop their own craft using examples of their own work.
  

*Seating for these parts of the event are limited.