The University of South Carolina—Union will host its sixth annual Upcountry Literary Festival on March 18-19, 2016. This two day event will showcase literary, academic, and musical talents, within the rural areas of the Upstate region and is designed to encourage increased awareness, appreciation, and participation in the humanities. South Carolina Humanities supported this project with a Fast Track Literary Grant in November 2015.
The Upcountry Literary Festival is centered on the grounds of the University of South Carolina-Union Regional Campus (401 East Main Street, Union, SC 29379). All events are free and open to the public. To see the full list of presenting authors and the schedule, please click here.
“The primary goal of this event” says English Professor and Festival Director Randy Ivey, “is to expose folks to the power and pleasure gained through an appreciation of literature and the arts.”
For more information about the 2016 Upcountry Literary Festival, visit the USC Union website at: http://uscunion.sc.edu/ or contact Annie Smith at 864-424-8055.
The mission of South Carolina Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. Established in 1973, this 501(c) 3 organization is governed by a volunteer 22-member Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state. It presents and/or supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos and other humanities-based experiences that directly or indirectly reach more than 250,000 citizens annually.
