For more information contact Judith Everson, President, The James Jones Literary Society, 217-786-7437. Everyone interested in James Jones is welcome to attend this exciting annual event.
Friday, November 1 5:30-6:30 p.m. Reception and Book Signing, Illinois Authors Room Illinois State Library, 300 S. Second Street. 6:45-7:30 p.m. Getting Launched as a Writer: A Panel Discussion Kaylie Jones, Richard Peck, Mary Kay Zuravleff Saturday, November 2 8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee Public Affairs Center Concourse 9:00 a.m. Annual Society Business Meeting Brookens Auditorium 9:45 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Judith Everson, President 10:30 a.m. Making "James Jones: Reveille to Taps" Michael Lennon, Past President 11:00 a.m. Screening "James Jones: Reveille to Taps" Noon Luncheon Public Affairs Center Conference Rooms C-D 1:00 p.m. New Research on James Jones from the Handy Writers' Colony Collection, UIS Tom Wood, Moderator Panelists: Greg Randle, Marlene Emmons, George Hendrick (Past President) 2:00 p.m. Break 2:15 p.m. James Jones's Literary Legacy: Personal Perspectives from Three Decades (1970s-1990s) Willie Morris 3:30 p.m. Break 3:45 p.m. Award Presentations Lincoln Trail College Creative Writing Scholarship Diane Reed, Lincoln Trail College James Jones First Novel Fellowship Kaylie Jones 4:30 p.m. Adjournment Book Signing, Brookens Concourse 6:30 p.m. Cash Bar, Public Affairs Center Restaurant 7:00 p.m. Banquet, Public Affairs Center Restaurant