Lee's new book, 
Orange County Literacy Benefit Reception at the home of UNC President, Erskine Bowles
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Hosts: Lee Smith, Hal Crowther, Jill McCorkle, Tom Rankin, Laura & Daniel Wallace
For more information call: 919-933-2151 www.orangeliteracy.org
February 24, 2008
Lee will be presented the Western NC Historical Association Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award.
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Smith-McDowell House
Asheville, NC
March 2, 2008
Deana Irvin Author's Symposium: An Evening with LEE SMITH
Real life and fiction......what's the difference?
Where does an author get her ideas and characters?
A humorous glance inside a writer's life, with readings from her work.
5:00-6:00 PM Cocktail Party
6:15 PM Lee's talk followed by Q & A
7:00 PM Booksigning
By Reservation only, Tickets $25.00 each
Copperfield Room in the Cabarrus Family Medicine Bldg.
270 Copperfield Blvd., Suite 203
Concord, NC 28205
To make advance reservations contact Margaret Irvin, 704-786-5931
March 9, 2008
Lee will be the guest lecturer
Admission is $20.00 per person and seating is limited for this unique event.
To reserve your seat contact the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill at (919) 942-7818 or chpreservation@mindspring.com. The Horace Williams House is located at 610 E. Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill.
March 27-30, 2008
Lee Smith and Hal Crowther will be participating in the
Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival
Lee and Hal Crowther will both be speaking on the topic “Dynamic Duos: Living and Writing Together”
Hal will also participate on a political panel and
Lee will participate on a literary panel
Visit: www.tennesseewilliams.net
April 6, 2008
Lee will read from her works and sign books
3 PM
Osondu Booksellers
184 North Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
828-456-8062
April 7, 2008
Lee will visit Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
as part of their Visiting Writers Spring Literary Festival
Coulter Auditorium
4:00 PM: Lee Smith and Ron Rash discuss their novels On Agate Hill and The World Made Straight
7:30 PM: Lee will read from On Agate Hill followed by the performance of On Agate Hill by Barbara Bates Smith and Jeff Sebens.
Contact: Dr. Mary Adams
828-227-3269
www.litfestival.org
April 30, 2008
Lee will be speaking to the Tuckahoe Woman’s Club
Topic: “A Life in Books”
11:00 AM
Richmond, VA
May 16, 2008
Premiere of “Fair and Tender Ladies” one-woman show
Starring Quinn Hawkesworth
Theater of the American South
Wilson, NC
Premiere show will begin at 8:00 PM
Additional times: Saturday, May 17th @ 2:00 PM and Sunday, May 18th @ 7:30 PM
For more information or to order tickets: www.theateroftheamericansouth.org
252-291-4329 x 10
May 17, 2008
Lee will speak during the Saturday morning Lecture Series
“Listening to Ivy”
10:00 AM
Ragan Writing Center, Barton College
Wilson, NC
Free to public
www.theateroftheamericansouth.org
June 13 -15, 2008
Lee will be the Keynote Speaker during the
Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
Contact: Denton Loving at denton.loving@lmunet.edu
For additional information visit www.silashouse.com click on ‘Tour Schedule’
Sept. 1-2, 2008
Performance of “Good Ol’ Girls” at Decatur Book Festival
Lee will be performing stories, songs from Good Ol’ Girls onstage with Matraca Berg, Marshall Chapman, and Jill McCorkle
www.decaturbookfestival.com