THE TALENT THAT SURVIVES—EDITING TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

10 – 11:15 AM—Literary Discussion

THE TALENT THAT SURVIVES—EDITING TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

Because he was so prolific and left behind such a massive amount of writing, quite a bit of previously unpublished material by Tennessee Williams—plays, poems, essays, stories, and letters—has been published after his death, over the last forty years ago, for the first time. How is the material chosen? Who makes the final decisions? How is it edited? Are there standards or guidelines for publication?  Where does the material come from? These are some of the issues that will be discussed by Margit Longbrake, Senior Editor at the Historic New Orleans Collection; Tom Mitchell, theater director and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois; and Thomas Keith, Consulting Editor for New Directions Publishing and Professor of Theater at Pace University, who have all edited Williams’ previously unpublished work. Jef Hall-Flavin will moderate.

Sponsored by Helen Ingram.

Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street, $10 or LitPass or VIP Pass.