Tennessee Williams came to Key West to work on a re-write of Battle of Angels but he also came "because I like to swim". And because Key West was the southernmost point in America. In 1949 he bought the house at 1431 Duncan that he called home for the rest of his life. The studio where he wrote was called "The Mad House." When he would finish writing in the morning he would swim in his pool, "allowing my mind to go all black while I listened to the beguiling song of the Australian pines."

Each session will begin with a keynote on Thursday evening (January 10 and January 17) at 7:30 p.m. and conclude with a conch chowder luncheon around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon (January 13 and January 20). There will be an optional "free and open" to the public event on each Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., but this is not included in the registration fee, and admission to this free session requires a long wait in line.

Registration for each session will be at the San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval Street from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. on each Thursday.

Click to see Session 1:  January 10–13, 2008

Click to see Session 2: January 17–20, 2008

Registration for the 2010 Literary Seminar