Writers & Musicians
Authors, novelists, playwrights, poets, screenwriters, journalists, professors, actors, songwriters, musicians, performers - all have appeared at Dobie Dichos and shared their amazing talents.
The list of Dobie Dichos participants grows more distinguished with each passing year. We’ve hosted three Poets Laureate of Texas, five past Presidents of the Texas Institute of Letters, Hollywood screenwriters, New York producers, TV personalities, award-winning actors, songwriters, and authors. Come join us this November and be impressed with Texas talent at its very best!
2011-2023 Participants
Authors & Poets
Storytellers
Taylor Tomlin
Dudley R. Dobie, Jr.
Donna Ingram
Micaela Mendez
Scott Bumgardner
Lee Haile
Monte Jones
Lucy Fischer West
David Vickers
Gayle Ross
Musicians
Dobie Dichos Speakers
2011-2022
2011 -Authors Jan Reid and Elizabeth Crook
2013 | RICK CASEY, NAN CUBA, BILL SIBLEY, JOE NICK PATOSKI
2012 - Authors Jean and Robert Flynn, Donna Ingham
2014 | KURT HOUSE, JENNY BROWNE (former Poet Laureate of Texas), RICK CASEY, KRISTEN CASEY, BILL SIBLEY, NAOMI SHIHAB NYE, LUCY FISCHER-WEST
2015 | MARY LOCKE CROFT, ANDRES TIJERINA (former President Texas Institute of Letters), BRUCE SHACKELFORD (PBS Antique Roadshow Appraiser), CARMEN TAFOLLA (Past President Texas Institute of Letters, former Poet Laureate of Texas)
2017 | STEVE DAVIS, DUDLEY DOBIE, CARY CLACK, STEPHEN HARRIGAN (author, "Gates Of The Alamo"), SALLY WITTLIFF, SARAH CORTEZ, TAYLOR TOMLIN, BILL WITTLIFF (founder, The Wittliff Collection, Texas State), BILL SIBLEY
2019 | L to R: Ann Weisgarber, Steve Davis, Celeste Bedford Walker, Sarah Bird, Chip Dameron, Sergio Troncoso, William Sibley, Michael Adams
2021 | Standing L to R: Ken Roberts, Wes Weber, WF Strong, Mike Blakely
Seated L to R: Micaela "Mickey" Mendez, Tim Tingle, Mary Margaret Campbell, Bernadette Nason
Photo cred: Mike Baxter
2023 | L to R: Pat Vick, Stephen Hardin, MaryAnn Blue, Gary Standard, me, Adrian Lopez, Jim Huff
2016 | STEVE DAVIS (former President Texas Institute of Letters), LONN TAYLOR, MARY MARGARET CAMPBELL (Co-Director Dobie Dichos) KIP STRATTON (former President Texas Institute of Letters), ANN WEISGARBER, BILL SIBLEY, (Co-Director, Dobie Dichos)
2018 | LEWIS FISHER, STEVE DAVIS, DIANA LOPEZ, PAULETTE JILES (author "News of the World"), MIKE BLAKELY, MARY MARGARET CAMPBELL, JIAAN POWERS, ANDY WILKINSON, BILL SIBLEY
2020 | L to R: Dr. Norma Cantú, Eldrena Douma, Dr. Stephen Hardin, Donna Ingham, Steve Davis, Dr. Mark Busby, Bill Sibley
2022 | L to R : back row: Rodney Nance, Wes Ferguson, Ken Wise, Luke Houston Reed, Wes Weber, David Bowles. Middle Row: MMC, Jean Schnitz. Front is Rick Sowell.