“All Lit Up” festival events for Thursday, Sept. 28 include a writing workshop, “Monologues: Casting Light on Character,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Menard Hall, room 1167, and “All Lit Up: Author Readings,” 5-7 p.m., Menard Hall, R. H. Stephens Room, featuring:

• John Paul Jaramillo, LLCC professor of English
• Jon Tribble, poet, editor at “Crab Orchard Review” and creative writing faculty at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
• Dr. Ted Morrisey, faculty in Lindenwood University’s MFA in Writing program and author
• Allison Joseph, poet, editor at “Crab Orchard Review” and creative writing faculty at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

The new “All Lit Up” Arts and Humanities Festival features a number of events from Sept. 25-28 on the Springfield campus and at LLCC-Jacksonville in conjunction with Banned Books Week, a national observance celebrating the freedom to read. See the full schedule of events and biographies of the featured authors at www.llcc.edu/all-lit-up.

After 16 years of hosting a banned books reading on campus, Dr. Deborah Brothers, professor of English, decided to expand the observance and host a multi-day festival. She is assisted by Leslie Stalter, professor of art; Dr. David Leitner, professor of English; Mark Hardiman, professor of theatre; and LLCC student Terrelle Jackson.