The Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival originated in 2006 as the Pee Dee Fiction Festival, the brainchild of Francis Marion University President Luther F. Carter. Now an annual autumn event coordinated by members of the Francis Marion University English faculty, the festival has expanded to include poets as well as fiction writers.
Andre Dubus III, Ellen Gilchrist, Diane Johnson
Terrance Hayes, Sharyn McCrumb, Naomi Shihab-Nye, Tobias Wolff
Ethan Canin, Sara Gran, Dorianne Laux, Valerie Martin, Tom Perrotta, Robert Wrigley
Dorothy Allison, Joseph Millar, Jayne Anne Phillips, Natasha Trethewey
Silas House, Lynn Kostoff, Li-Young Lee, ZZ Packer, Tracy K. Smith
Amy Bloom, Michael Chitwood, Patricia Smith, Daniel Woodrell
Todd Boss, Danielle Evans, Nikky Finney, Larry Watson
Tom Franklin, Allison Joseph, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Evie Shockley, Jane Yolen
Megan Abbot, Ron Carlson, Denise Duhamel, Tim Seibles
Aaron Hartzler, Honorée Fannone Jeffers, Kay Ryan, Emily St. John Mandel
