Press Release
March 2, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Brittany Racca
(337) 365-1540
(888) 942-3742
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Meet the Speakers of  
Dave Robicheaux's Hometown Literary Festival 2017 
Photo By Lee Ball

NEW IBERIA, La. --- The speakers for the second annual Dave Robicheaux's Hometown Literary Festival have been announced. 

Symposium:
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's academic symposium on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 10 a.m. - noon at the Iberia Parish Library's Main Branch at 445 E. Main St. in New Iberia.

UL Lafayette's panel at the Dave Robicheaux festival will address folk culture and customs in literature and life. Dr. Patricia Gaitely, a James Lee Burke scholar, will speak on revenants in the Dave Robicheaux novels; John Sharp will report on his research on dance halls in Acadiana and Becca Begnaud will share the tradition of Cajun faith healers, traiteurs.

 
Suzanne Dugas will be the moderator. The session will showcase:
  • Dr. Patricia Gaitely, James Lee Burke Scholar
  • John Sharpe, Acadiana Dance Halls Researcher
  • Becca Begnaud, French-Speaking Traditional Cajun Traiteur

Authors/Publishers Roundtable: 
"Light of the World" will see authors and publishers gather in a roundtable discussion on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 8 - 9:30 a.m. at the Sliman Theater at 129 E. Main St. in New Iberia. Vicky Branton of The Daily Iberian will moderate. The participants include:
  • Teresa Harvard Johnson, Journalist (will also present a workshop March 31 at 1 p.m. at the Sliman Theater)
  • Steve Spillman, Publisher (will also present a workshop March 31 at 3 p.m. at the Sliman Theater)
  • Stanley Dry, Author & Editor

Featured Southern Speaker:
Margaret Wrinkle will have a panel at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (119 Jefferson St. in New Iberia) on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 3 - 5 p.m and will discuss her latest novel "Wash." Dr. Phebe Hayes, Dr. Ibrahima Seck and Jari Honora will also participate in the panel.
All three events are free and open to the public.

Visit  IberiaTravel.com or DaveRobicheauxLiteraryFestival.com for more information . For authors' biographies, click here.   
 
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The Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official parish marketing agency promoting New Iberia, Avery Island, Jefferson Island, Jeanerette, Loreauville and Delcambre as a destination. Marketing programs target leisure travelers, business travelers, media, entertainment industry, and the travel trade including group tour planners, meeting planners, sports planners and special event planners. The bureau operates a parish welcome center in New Iberia.
 
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