Advisors
Developed by writers, to serve writers
Advisory Committee
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W. Ralph Eubanks
Essayist and author of three books, including A Place like Mississippi, Black Power at Ole Miss Faculty Fellow at the University of Mississippi. Photo courtesy University of Mississippi.
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Beth Ann Fennelly
Author or co-author of six books, including Heating and Cooling, professor in the MFA program at the University of Mississippi. Photo courtesy University of Mississippi.
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Ebony Lumumba
Associate professor and chair of the Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Speech Communications at Jackson State University. Photo courtesy University of Mississippi.
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Kiese Laymon
Native of Jackson, Mississippi, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow, professor of English and Creative Writing at Rice University, author of three books, including the memoir Heavy. Photo courtesy University of Mississippi.
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Natasha Trethewey
Native of Gulfport, Mississippi, two-time US Poet Laureate, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, professor of English at northwestern university, author of five books including Memorial Drive. Photo by Nancy Crampton, courtesy NatashaTrethewey.com.
Fundraising Committee
Wayne Drinkwater, Oxford, MS; William Dunlap, Coral Gables, FL;
John T Edge, ex officio, University of Mississippi…
Architecture Committee
Ian Banner (retired), University of Mississippi architect; John T Edge, author and Mississippi Lab director; Ethan Peterson, University of Mississippi facilities planning; and Aimee Nezhukumatathil, pictured above with Beth Ann Fennelly, author of World of Wonders and professor in the University of Mississippi MFA program.