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Williams, Philip Lee

A 2009 inductee into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, Philip Lee Williams is the author of 14 books, including ten novels and two works of non-fiction. His latest novel, The Campfire Boys, was published Sept. 1, 2009, by Mercer University Press. His books have been translated into Swedish, German, French, and Japanese and have appeared in large-print editions as well. A number of his books have been optioned for film by such people as producer Richard Zanuck, director Ron Howard, and actress Meg Ryan. He was hired by MGM to write the screenplay of his own book, All the Western Stars, though the movie has not yet been made. Williams has also published poetry in more than 40 magazines, including Poetry, Press, the Cumberland Poetry Review and many others. He has published essays and short stories, and one story, "An Early Snow," published in 2000, was nominated by The Chattahoochee Review for a Pushcart Prize. In addition, he is a prize-winning documentary film writer and producer. Three of his films have been shown multiple times on Georgia Public Television, and he has won awards from the New York Film Festival, the Columbus (Ohio) Film Festival, and the Telly Awards. He is a winner of the Townsend Prize for Fiction for his first novel, The Heart of a Distant Forest, and in 1991 he was named Georgia Author of the Year for Fiction. The University of Georgia has listed Phil as one of its "notable graduates," and he is the only one on that list who works (or has ever worked) for UGA itself. He is a member of the Graduate Faculty at UGA and director of public information for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. In 2001 he was named to Who's Who in America for his literary accomplishments. Philip is a 1972 graduate of the University of Georgia. Sponsored by

Flynn, Vince

2010 Keynote Speaker Diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, Vince Flynn struggled with reading and writing for years. Proof that living well is the best revenge, Flynn is now the author of 11 bestselling political thrillers, including his current novel, Pursuit of Honor. Read by current and former presidents, foreign heads of state and intelligence professionals, Flynn's novels are taken so seriously that one high-ranking CIA official told his people, "I want you to read Flynn's books and start thinking about how we can more effectively wage this war on terror." Keynote Speech sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Eckburg. Author sponsored by Mark and Inge Moore, by Curt and Libba Anderson, and by Jack and Mary Romanos.

Green, George Dawes

George Dawes Green's second novel, The Juror, sold more than 900,000 copies and spawned a movie of the same name starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. The author also launched The Moth, a popular not-for-profit club and NPR radio show featuring actors, writers and others telling true stories drawn from their lives. His darkly comic thriller, Ravens, about hoodlums who attempt to extort money from a family of lottery winners, has just been released. Sponsored by Marilyn Brady and by Alvin Neely.

Monroe, Mary Alice

When her doctor confined her to bed for the final months of her pregnancy, Mary Alice Monroe's husband handed her a yellow notepad and pencil and urged her to write the novel she had always dreamed about. Knowing she might never again have that gift of time, she wrote and wrote. "I gave birth to a baby and a book," says Monroe. A dozen books later, Mary Alice has found her voice in fiction.  Although known for her intimate portrayals of women's lives, her writing has gained added purpose and depth with her move to the Low Country.   An active environmentalist, she draws themes for her novels from nature and the parallels with human nature, thus drawing attention to various endangered species and the human connection to the natural world. Mary Alice is involved with several environmental groups and is on the board of the South Carolina Aquarium.  Her work with these groups provided the inspiration for her novels The Beach House, Skyward, Sweetgrass, Swimming Lessons, her children's book, Turtle Summer, Time Is a River, and Last Light Over Carolina. She is currently working on her new novel, due out in spring 2011. Mary Alice has served on the faculty of numerous writer's conferences and retreats.  Her books have achieved several best seller lists, including SIBA, USA Today, and the New York Times. Her first children's book received several awards, including the ASPCA Henry Bergh award.  In 2008 Monroe was awarded the SC Center for the Book Award for Fiction.  Her books are sold worldwide. Sponsored by

Rabb, Jonathan

Jonathan Rabb is the author of the critically acclaimed historical novels Rosa and Shadow and Light, the first two books in a trilogy set in Europe between the wars. The final installment, The Second Son, will be published by Farrar Straus & Giroux early in 2011, after which Rabb will turn his attention to the early 17^th century and Venice. Rabb won the international Dashiell Hammett prize at the Spanish Semana Negra Festival in 2006 for Rosa. Prior to the trilogy, Rabb wrote The Overseer and The Book of Q, and contributed essays and reviews to Opera News and the collection I Wish I'd Been There (Doubleday). He graduated from Yale, and completed his graduate work at Columbia in political theory. His novels have been translated into fifteen languages. He teaches creative writing at both NYU and SCAD. After many years living in New York City, he and his wife and two children recently moved to Savannah, and they couldn't be happier. Sponsored by Sally and Henry Minis.

Berry, Bertice

When novelist Bertice Berry set out to write a history of her family, she initially believed she'd uncover a story of slavery and black pain; but the deeper she dug, the more surprises she found. There was heartache, yes, but also something unexpected: hope. Peeling away the layers, Berry came to learn that the history of slavery cannot be quantified in simple, black-and-white terms of "good" and "evil," but is rather a complex tapestry of roles and relations, of choices and individual responsibility. In this poignant, reflective memoir, The Ties that Bind, Berry skillfully relays the evolution of relations between the races, from slavery to Reconstruction, from the struggles of the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power 1970s on to the present day. In doing so, she sheds light on a picture of the past that not only liberates but also unites and evokes the need to forgive and be forgiven. Sponsored by