Members invited to discussion of film on writer Flannery O'Connor, Nov. 19

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Club member Janice Law invites all National Press Club members to a free literary event at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the McLendon room.

Mark Bosco of Georgetown University, co-director of a documentary film on iconic American woman writer Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964), will outline O’Connor’s life and work. He will detail his process of creating the 96-minute film over an eight-year period. His co-director was Elizabeth Coffman of Loyola University in Chicago.

The widely- praised Bosco/Coffman film was recently awarded the $200,000 Lavine/Ken Burns Prize at the Library of Congress, as well as garnering the “Best Documentary” award at the 2019 Austin, Tex. film festival.

Said documentary filmmaker Ken Burns of the film: “'Flannery' is an extraordinary documentary that offers insight into the creative process of one of America’s greatest authors.”

O’Connor, a Georgia native who died at a young age from the disease Lupus, wrote two novels and 36 short stores after an earlier career as a cartoonist.

Although reservations at [email protected] are appreciated, they are not required. For details visit the American Women Writers National Museum website here.