It’s sad news when an interesting, highly specific magazine like No Depression shuts its doors. 2008 New Voice Silas House wrote for this publication concerned with “alternative country (whatever that means)”. When Janna Levin heard this she got very excited, as her husband was a devoted reader and it would give her some serious cred that she’d met Silas. We’ve got a podcast of Silas talking and reading on his own, and in conversation with Lee Smith and Tayari Jones on the Southern voice in writing-whatever that means! Both ‘casts are well worth checking out.
No More No Depression
Key West Literary Seminar welcomes readers and writers to this subtropical island city. Our flagship program is the annual Seminar, a four-day event that explores a unique literary theme each January, where readers from around the world enjoy presentations by some of the best writers of our time. In our Writers’ Workshop Program, also in January, writers of all levels meet in small groups with esteemed faculty to share their work and explore the craft of writing. A Scholarship Program reduces fees for teachers and librarians and recognizes the work of outstanding emerging writers. Exclusive recordings from the Seminar spanning thirty years are available in the Audio Archive, while our online journal, Littoral, features news, essays, photographs, and other resources that document Key West’s rich literary history.
A diversity of life thrives in the littoral zone — a thin strip of coastline between high and low watermarks. As the operating metaphor for our online journal, it refers to that part of Key West routinely overrun by the tide of literature and to the rich life of letters in this island city. Here you’ll find event coverage from our team of writers and photographers; news and updates about upcoming opportunities; and rare images from historic collections, interviews, and all manner of report from Key West’s life of letters.