Story in the Public Square is a project that examines and celebrates the use of storytelling in public affairs. The project’s annual conference will feature accomplished storytellers, whether they are journalists, novelists or filmmakers; a screening of the Providence Journal’s acclaimed documentary “Coming Home” about veterans returning to southeastern New England after tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan; keynote remarks by former Sen. Gary Hart; and the presentation of the first Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square.

The conference will be held at Salve Regina University (Newport, RI) in theYoung Building Friday April 12, 2013 from 8 am to 5 pm. For more details contact: pellcenter@salve.edu