Alf J. Mapp Jr., 3rd Annual ODU Literary Festival

Alf J. Mapp Jr. has worked as a newspaperman, freelance, and member of the ODU English department. He has developed courses in Southern literature and creative nonfiction, in addition to teaching courses in journalism, composition and American literature. Among Mapp\u27s well-known books are Frock Coats and Epaulets, The Golden Dragon, and The Virginia Experiment. During the bicentennial, he directed commemorative events throughout the state. Mapp believes that a key to good writing is selecting an object or action that reveals character and developing its possibilities