Southern Festival of Books
Saturday, October 26th
Nashville, TN
Tribute to Brad Watson
2:00 p.m. Nolichucky Room: Library
The panelists include Brad’s longtime editor Alane Mason, Ron Rash, Andre Dubus and Jill McCorkle.
University of Wyoming
Wednesday, October 23rd
There Is Happiness: Celebrating the Life of Brad Watson
5:00 p.m.
Coe Library Room 506
Those who are not able to attend in person will have the option to attend online via Wyocast here: https://wyocast.uwyo.edu/…/d4bdc4c11d334ec181a91fd4c441
The event, which honors late UW creative writing Professor Brad Watson, is co-sponsored by UW Libraries, the Department of English, the Creative Writing Program and the Honors College. The event will feature Watson’s former students Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Caleb Johnson and Jenny Tinghui Zhang, as well as his friend, Joy Williams, who will read from Watson’s book “There Is Happiness,” a posthumous collection of new and selected stories, published in July.
Moderated by Alyson Hagy, a UW professor of English and creative writing, a question-and-answer session will follow the readings.
Copies of Watson’s “There Is Happiness,” in addition to the featured speakers’ books, will be available for sale by the University Store after the event.
The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. For more information about the event, email Hagy at ahagy@uwyo.edu.
Mississippi Book Festival
Saturday, September 14th
Jackson, MS
Panel: Remembering Brad Watson
Presented by Oxford Conference For the Book; Friends of the Library at the University of Mississippi
Friends, editor, and student of iconic Mississippi writer Brad Watson share their memories and thoughts on his legacy in the face of his new, posthumously-published short story collection, There Is Happiness.
Tom Franklin, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (moderator)
Alane Salierno Mason (editor for Brad Watson)
M.O. Walsh, The Big Door Prize
Steve Yarbrough, Stay Gone Days
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Thank You Books
5502 Crestwood Blvd, Unit B
Birmingham, AL
205-202-3021
“Join us along with a panel of writers, colleagues, and friends of the late Mississippi writer Brad Watson as we celebrate the posthumous publication of There Is Happiness: New and Selected Stories, with brief readings and a discussion on Watson’s life and work.”
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
WORDTheatre: THE STORIES OF BRAD WATSON: A TRIBUTE
At The Players 16 Gramercy Park South, NYC 10003
On the W.W. Norton publication date of There is Happiness: New and Collected Stories, WORDTheatre will present selections of Brad’s work with an extraordinary cast!
Bellamy Young
Chiké Okonkwo
Jordan Boatman
Mary Beth Peil
Richard Schiff
Vincent Piazza
6:00 PM Reception • Cash Bar & Book Sale
7:00 PM Performance
Introduction by Alane Salierno Mason, Senior Editor W.W. Norton
Curated, Produced & Directed by Cedering Fox
Songs performed by Bellamy Young with Jonathan Mastro on piano.
For more information about this event, visit WORDTheatre.org/events
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Square Books
160 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS
662-236-2262
“Join Square Books in celebrating the last collected works of author Brad Watson with a reading of There Is Happiness: New and Selected Stories. The event will take place on Tuesday, July 16th, at 5:30PM at Off Square Books.”