Thursday, October 10th 2019
6 pm – Thacker Mountain Radio – Off Square Books – Free
7 pm – Bitters & Bites Cocktail Class featuring literary cocktails – Powerhouse – $60
Featuring cocktails by Ivy McLellan and Joseph Stinchcomb
Limited to 60 people
Friday, October 11th 2019
9:30 am – Cofield Collection – Reading Room Preview with Clifton Clements Odom – Chancellor’s House – FREE
10 am – Flash Faulkner Writing Contest Pep Talk – Chancellor’s House – FREE
Featuring Tips from Neil White of Nautilus Publishing with Bloody Marys by Cathead Vodka
Flash Faulkner Writing Contest sponsored by Oxford Magazine
Write a story inspired by Faulkner’s Mississippi. Topic release day of event with deadline to submit Saturday, October 12th, at 6 pm.
Winning narrative nonfiction and essay submissions will be published in the Oxford Magazine
All submissions must be between 800 and 1,200 words in length
$5 on site submission / $10 remote writing contest
10 am-4 pm – Pop Up Faulkner Exhibit – University of Mississippi Museum – FREE
Works by William Faulkner’s brother and mother
10 am-4 pm – Bailey Woods Trail (entrance at the University Museum)
Self-Guided Walking tour with signage about Faulkner and Rowan Oak
2 pm – Rare Square Tour with Richard Howorth – 111 Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor – FREE
Limited to 20 people
Tour the new rare square bookstore and see 1st edition books from Faulkner and other Mississippi writers
4 pm – Rowan Oak tour with Curator Bill Griffith – Rowan Oak – $5 per person
Sunset – Faulkner Graveside Toast – Sunset
Sponsored By Cathead Vodka’s Old Soul
Saturday, October 12th 2019
10 am – Rowan Oak Tour with Curator Bill Griffith – Rowan Oak – $5 per person
10 am- 4 pm – Find Faulkner Scavenger Hunt – Oxford Square – FREE
Sponsored by The Local Voice
Little Paper Faulkner’s will be hidden around the Square so see if you can find them all!
Win signed first edition books!
Faulkner Photos – Oxford Square Statue
Dress Like and take a Photo with Faulkner
1 pm Pipe Class – Spring Street Cigars 415 S. Lamar Blvd. – FREE
Pipe Class with discounts for on product for those who attend
2 pm Rare Square Tour with Richard Howorth – 111 Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor – FREE
Limited to 20 people
Tour the new rare square bookstore and see 1st edition books from Faulkner and other Mississippi writers
4 pm High Cotton Bourbon Class – Spring Street Cigars 415 S. Lamar Blvd. – FREE
Sponsored by Four Roses and High Cotton Wine and Spirits
21 + Id Required
Limited to 30 people
6 pm Story Submission Cocktail Hour & Literary Event – Wonderbird Spirits – 618 Co Rd 303, Taylor, MS 38673
Submit your story for a free cocktail with literary readings from Oxford Comma
Sunday, October 13th, 2019
11 am-3 pm – Sunday Brunch – Chancellor’s House
1 pm Rowan Oak Tour with Curator Bill Griffith – Rowan Oak – $5 per person
5 pm – Intruder in the Dust 70th Anniversary Celebration – Chancellor’s House Red Carpet Ballroom – FREE
5th Annual Bratoberfest – The Oxford Growler – $15
Show you literary bit of Flash Faulkner registration to receive a buy one, get one free VIP ticket
Includes Brat, Potato Salad, and first beer. Featuring the Stein holding contest and Awards for best Lederhosen.
Monday, October 14th, 2019
5:30 pm Old Oxford Addition – Chancellor’s House – FREE
Opening reception and talk by John Cofield
Chancellor’s House – The Cofield Collection
8-10 pm The Oxford Comma Creative Writing Group – The Coop at the Graduate – FREE
A chance for new and experience writers to read their work (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lyrics, etc.) and get feedback
If comics and graphic novels are your preferred literary style, check out the Comicana Conference at the University of Mississipppi!
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