Among the writers and artists Tennessee Williams met while living in
Key West was Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop, who first
came to the island in the 1930s. In 1938, she purchased this nineteenth
century clapboard Eyebrow house at 624 White Street, where she lived
until 1946. In a letter to Marianne Moore she wrote:
"The house seems perfectly beautiful to me, inside and out. In the yard
we have 1 banana tree, 2 avocados, 1 mango, 1 sour-sop, 11 grapevine (1
bunch of acid-looking grapes) and 2 magnificent lime trees, one loaded
with large limes."
KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR
Table of Contents
2009: HISTORICAL FICTION and The Search for Truth
Historical Fiction Main Page: Our theme is stated. Our panelists are apportioned among two sessions.
Registration: Reserve your seat by filling in a form and making a small deposit.
2009 Speakers: Our complete roster, with links to biographies, bibliographies, and media reports.
Writers' Workshops: Detailed information about our intimate workshops, led by distinguished instructors.
Lodging: Recommended Key West accommodations, many offering discounts for Seminar attendees.
Scholarships: Financial assistance for teachers, librarians, and emerging writers.
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LITTORAL: our year-round online voice
LITTORAL: The digital companion to our annual event, with histories of literature in Key West, the history of our organization, reportage of our affairs, and exclusive content including podcasts and interviews.
—indexed as follows—
News: Bulletins about panelists, scholarships, schedule, and KWLS initiatives.
Historical Fiction: 2009: News, interviews, book reviews, and links pertaining to our 2009 event.
Podcasts: .mp3 releases from our Audio Archives Project, digitizing twenty years of KWLS recordings.
Reviews and Interviews: Conversations with upcoming panelists and noted Key West authors; book reviews.
The Stuff of Literature: Postcards, programs, and photographs from the KWLS archives; Key West's bookbinders, booksellers, and printers; and our small-press tradition.
Unlikely Intersections: "Only-in-Key-West" literary coincidences.
2008: NEW VOICES
New Voices Main Page: This event, now passed, remains online for history-buffs and nostalgists. View last year's schedule to get a sense of how the seminar is structured.
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Workshops —
Schedule —
Scholarships
WHO WE ARE
All About Us: Our history and our mission. Our Board of Directors, our Honorary Directors, and our Staff. Our electronic and earthly addresses. Our telephone number. Our non-profit status.
Past Seminars: From our humble beginnings in 1983 until the recent past.
Contact Us —
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