The 16th

Oxford Conference for the Book

The University of Mississippi ● Oxford, Mississippi

March 26 - 28 2009

Dedicated to Walter Inglis Anderson

Self-portrait

Posters from the 2008 Conference featuring a Carl Van Vechten photograph
of Zora Neale Hurston are avaliable by calling 662-915-5993 or e-mailing the Center.

Sponsored By

The Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Department of African American Studies, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Journalism, John Davis Williams Library, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, John and Renée Grisham Visiting Writers Fund, Barksdale Reading Institute, Sarah Isom Center for Women, School of Education, Junior Auxiliary of Oxford, Lafayette County-Oxford Public Library, Lafayette County Literacy Council, Oxford Middle School PTA, Mississippi Library Commission, Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance, and Square Books. The 2008 conference is partially funded by the University of Mississippi, a contribution from the R&B Feder Foundation for the Beaux Arts, and grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the Mississippi Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council.