General Session Writing the Story of the Southwest: Literature, Place, and Identity

Join Will Evans, founder of groundbreaking literary nonprofit Deep Vellum, for an intimate conversation with authors Dalia Azim (Country of Origin), Virginia Miller Reeves (Once in the Blue Moon), and Dr. Fidele Sebahizi (Creating a Life from the Ashes: A Memoir) about the powerful role of place in storytelling. This panel explores how living, writing, and being published in the Southwest elevates their voice in the world, shapes their narratives, journeys of personal exploration, how they identify their...