Storytelling and poetry reading: Arts & Letters session hosts state authors
Laurie Parker, left, Sophie Sims Hudson, and John Floyd, listen as MCC Arts & Letters Series Director Susie Johnson, standing, introduces the authors to the audience.
Mississippi-native writers John Floyd, Sophie Sims Hudson, and Laurie Parker led a conversation-filled lunch program when Meridian Community College’s Arts & Letters Series hosted "For the Love of Telling a Story.”
Floyd, a multi-award-winning mystery writer who authored The Barons, Fifty Mysteries: The Angel Files, Deception, Clockwork, Midnight, Rainbow's End, and Other Stories, was one of the featured authors. Hudson, a Meridian native and best-selling author, speaker, and co-host of The Big Boo Cast who has also written A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet, Home is Where My People Are, Giddy Up, Eunice, All in All, and Stand All the Way Up. Parker, an acclaimed writer, poet, and artist whose works include Everywhere in Mississippi, The Matchstick Cross, Yonder Breaks the Morning, Hush, Swing, Hush, Trespassers Talking, and Gently Scattered Intentions, completed the trio of talented writers.
"For the Love of Telling a Story" featured a casual lunch, engaging conversation, and an interactive question-and-answer session with these talented writers. Attendees gained insights into their creative processes and inspirations and had the opportunity to purchase the authors' books.
Visit meridiancc.edu/artsandletters to learn more.