My Story: Memoirs by WNC Authors: Second in series: Talk by Ann Batchelder, featuring her memoir Craving Spring: A Mother’s Quest, a Daughter’s Depression, and the Greek Myth that Brought Them Together.

My Story: Three great Memoirs by WNC Authors:  Lecture Series at West Asheville Library sponsored by the Wilma Dykeman Foundation. Everyone has a story. Many of us attempt to put our story in writing. Some of us get published. An even smaller number can take credit for having written something of lasting value.

On three evenings from September to December we celebrate three memoirs of lasting value from the mountains of Western North Carolina. The following writers will be featured:

Thursday, September 12,  Jennifer McGaha, teacher at UNC Asheville and coordinator of the Great Smokies Writing Program, featuring her memoir Bushwhacking: How to Get Lost in the Woods and Write Your Way Out.

Thursday, November 14, Talk by Ann Batchelder, featuring her memoir Craving Spring: A Mother’s Quest, a Daughter’s Depression, and the Greek Myth that Brought Them Together.

Thursday, December 12, Talk by Benjamin Gilmer, M.D., featuring his memoir The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice. 

These are hybrid events--in person and Zoom available. Register for Zoom talk at novels@wilmadykemanlegacy.org



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