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Hillsborough Literary Association
From September through
May, the meetings of the Hillsborough Literary Association (HLA)
highlight the area's literary community through
readings, book signings, dramatic interpretations of
literary works, and the Children's Holiday Storytime.
The Hillsborough Literary Association was organized in January 1842 and revived 160 years later, in October 2002, by the Historic Hillsborough Commission as a fundraiser for the Burwell School Historic Site. The original Literary Association was heralded by The Western Carolinian of Salisbury as the first organization of its kind in the state and its membership included the town's most prominent citizens. Frederick Nash, the Association's first President, hoped that through their efforts, "the day is not far distant when Hillsborough will be as celebrated for its Literature, as it now is for the salubrity of its climate and the beauty of its scenery." Like its predecessor, the HLA
meets the third Wednesday of the month.
The HLA meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. at the Burwell School
Historic Site. Light refreshments are served. There is no fee to attend nor do you have to be a member. The guest author's books are always available for purchase and signing. For more information regarding the HLA, please contact us.
The Hillsborough Literary Association is sponsored in part through the generosity of the
Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.
Need Directions to the Burwell School?
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The 2010-2011 Season:
- May 25, 2011 - Anna Jean (AJ) Mayhew, The Dry Grass of August
- April 2011 - Dr. William Vincent, The Holt Family of Alamance County and the Relationship to Hillsborough's Burwell School and Edgeworth Female Academy
- March 2011 - Candace Bailey, Music and the Southern Belle: From Accomplished Lady to Confederate Composer
- February 2011 - Dr. Peter Wood, Near Andersonville: Winslow Homer's Civil War
- December 2010 - Allan Gurganus and Michael Malone, A Christmas Carol
- November 2010 - Daphne Athas, Chapel Hill in Plain Sight
- October 2010 - Florence Nash, Fish Music and Crossing Water
Past Seasons:
The 2009-2010 Season included the following authors and their books:
- Zelda Lockhart, Fifth Born and Cold Running Creek
- Nic Brown, Floodmarkers
- John Claude-Bemis, Nine Pound Hammer
- St. Matthew's Faith and the Arts Program, How Can I Keep Frem Singing?
- Wells Tower, Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
The 2008-2009 Season included the following authors and their books:
- Lucian Read with his photography collection of images from the War in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Craig Nova
- Nancie McDermott, Southern Cakes
- Allan Gurganus and Michael Malone performing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
- Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun
- Anna Hays, Without Precedent; The Story of Susie Sharp
- Oscar Hijuelos, Dark Dude
The 2007-2008 Season included the following authors and their books:
- Allan Gurganus and Michael Malone performing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
- Judge Beverly Scarlett
- Max Preston
- HLA's Short Film Festival
The 2006-2007 Season included the following authors and their books:
- Jill McCorkle
- A Children's Reading of Hansel and Gretel and the Gingerbread Man
- Dr. William Andrews, The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride (ed.)
- Randall Kenan
- Reynolds Price, Pages From a High Old Time--Oxford, England in the 1950's
The 2005-2006 Season included the following authors and their books:
- Hal Crowther, Gather at the River: Notes from the Post-Millennial South
- Nancy Goodwin and Ippy Patterson, Montrose: Life in a Garden
- Jerry Eidenier, Draw Fire Catch Fire
- Dr. Peter H. Wood and Brenda Stephens, When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
- David Payne, Back to Wando Passo.
The 2004-2005 Season included the following authors: Michael Malone, Jaki Shelton Green, Lee Smith and Chuck Stone.
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