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Charlottesville, VA - The Southern Environmental Law Center is pleased to host renowned southern writers Janisse Ray and John Lane at the upcoming Virginia Festival of the Book in March 2007. In a panel discussion entitled "Why Write About Nature," Ray (Ecology of a Cracker Childhood) and Lane (Chattooga, Descending into the Myth of Deliverance River) will discuss the power of the written word to reverse environmental destruction and restore natural landscapes in the South. The event is part of SELC's 20th anniversary celebration as the South's leading conservation organization.