From January 10 through 20, 2013.
Leading contemporary writers will offer insights into the lives and work of literary icons such as Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Gore Vidal, Ernest Hemingway, and Walt Whitman during “Writers on Writers,” the 31st annual Key West Literary Seminar all happening during the span of two consecutive weekends.
Session One kicks off on January 10, 2013, as American biographer and critic Phyllis Rose delivers the annual John Hersey Memorial Address, entitled “Can Writers Ride Bikes? Writing Writers’ Lives.” Session Two begins January 17 with Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, whose keynote, “On Grief and Reason,” will explore the life and work of poets Elizabeth Bishop and Thom Gunn.
These exciting programs feature top biographers and recall some of the year’s most talked-about books, including D.T. Max’s bestselling life of David Foster Wallace, Every Love Story is a Ghost Story; Julie Salamon’s acclaimed Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein; and Paul Hendrickson’s Hemingway’s Boat. Memoir will be another focus of “Writers on Writers” as Alexandra Styron discusses Reading My Father, her tale of the troubled life and celebrated work of her father William Styron. And then there are works of a stranger sort – Pico Iyer’s Graham Greene-inspired The Man Inside My Head and Geoff Dyer’s D.H. Lawrence-obsessed Out of Sheer Rage among them – books which defy classification and address the core of creative consciousness.
Other highlights of “Writers on Writers” will include poetry readings by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins; and a discussion of the life and legacy of Gore Vidal, led by his biographer and longtime friend Jay Parini.
All readings, lectures, panel discussions, and book signings will take place at Key West’s historic San Carlos Institute. Each session also includes a number of lavish receptions and gallery events in Key West’s “old town” neighborhood. The registration fee of $575 includes entry to all events.
Two afternoon sessions – Sunday January 13 and Sunday January 20 – will be open to the general public at no charge. All other sessions require advance registration. For more information visit www.kwls.org or call 1.888.293.9291.
San Carlos Institute
516 Duval Street
Key West, FL 33040
www.kwls.org
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