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Arts and Humanities Speaker's Forum 2012 |
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Thursday, April 19
10:00am in the Tom Bevil Lyceum, followed by book signing
4:00pm in the Library (second floor) |
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Joshilyn Jackson
New York Times Bestselling novelist
Joshilyn Jackson was born in the Deep South and was raised by a
“tribe of wild fundamentalists who taught her to be virtuous and
upright.” Unfortunately, it didn’t take, and Ms. Jackson dropped out
of college to pursue a career as an actor. She worked in regional
repertoire, wrote plays, and traveled the southern third of the
country with a dinner theatre troupe. She graduated from Georgia
State, moved to Chicago, and earned an MA in English from the
University of Illinois, where she taught. After graduate school, she
returned home to the South, married the boy next door, and she and
her husband live outside Atlanta with their two children and lots of
pets. She occasionally teaches a creative writing class, most
recently at Vermont College of Fine Arts and Emory University.
Jackson's books have been translated into a dozen languages, won
SIBA’s novel of the year, twice been a #1 Book Sense Pick, and been
shortlisted for the Townsend prize. A former actor, Jackson reads
the audio versions of her novels; her work in this field has been
nominated for the Audie Award, was selected by AudioFile Magazine
for their best of the year list, and garnered a Listen Up Award from
Publisher’s Weekly.
Joshilyn Jackson will sign copies of her books immediately following
the morning presentation in the Tom Bevill Lyceum. Books may be purchased from
Sigma Kappa Delta.
For more information please contact Joan Reeves,
reevesj@nacc.edu,
phone ext. 2231.
 The Arts and Humanities
Speaker's Forum and related activities are sponsored
by the English and Fine Arts Division with the
co-sponsorship of the Epsilon alpha chapter of Sigma
Kappa Delta.
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