VERO BEACH — Author Anna Lillios will discuss her nonfiction study “Crossing the Creek,” the first book to explore the transformative friendship between two beloved, Florida women writers, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Zora Neale Hurston.
Based on detailed readings of the writers’ letters as well as interviews with people who knew each personally, the book celebrates the gifts of two extraordinary women and the ways that friendship can change not just personal beliefs but the trajectory of a creative career.
Anna Lillios is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Central Florida. The coeditor of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature, she is also the executive director of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society and the director of the Zora Neale Hurston Electronic Archive.
This event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Bent Pine Golf Club, located at 6001 Clubhouse Dr. in Vero Beach.
Book sales and signing will begin at 11 a.m. and take place before and after the luncheon, which will start at 12 p.m.
Reservation checks for $50, of which 50% is tax deductible, should include a menu choice of 3 salad combo (salmon, egg, & chicken) or chicken breast.
Individual tickets or tables of 8 to 10 people can be reserved by sending a check to AAUW, PO Box 2143, Vero Beach, FL 32961 or pay by credit card on the website at ww.AAUWVeroBeach.org/Events and Fundraisers.
The purpose of Vero Beach AAUW is to promote equality for all women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
For more information about AAUW or this event, please visit the website listed above or contact event chair Martha Kucinsky at (772) 794-3161.
