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Three authors slated for spring Visiting Writer Series
February 16, 2007
The Visiting Writer Series picks up again this spring with three authors on the docket between now and April.
The spring series kicks off with poet Camille Dungy on Tuesday, Feb. 20. She will host a question and answer session at 5 p.m. in the Hinderlie Hall lounge and read from her work at 8 p.m. in Chris Knutzen Hall East.
Dungy is the author of “What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison,” a collection of poetry published in 2006. She is currently an associate professor in the creative writing department at San Francisco State University.
She has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, Cave Canem, Bread Loaf and the American Antiquarian Society. Dungy is the associate editor of “Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade.”
The series continues on Friday, March 9 with author Steve Almond. He will answer student questions at 3:30 p.m. in the Hinderlie lounge and read from his work at 6:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center.
Almond is the author of two short-story collections – “My Life in Heavy Metal” and “The Evil B.B. Chow” – as well as the best-selling memoir “Candyfreak,” wherein his search for a much-loved candy from his childhood leads him on a journey through candy companies across America.
His writing has appeared in the “Best American Short Story” and “Pushcart” anthologies, as well as Zoetrope: All-Story, Playboy and Tin House magazines. He recently co-authored “Which Brings Me to You” with Julianna Baggott, and has a collection of essays forthcoming.
The series will conclude with Tess Gallagher, one America’s most well known poets, on Tuesday, April 17. Gallagher will answer student questions at 5 p.m. in the Hinderlie lounge and read from her work at 8 p.m. in Chris Knutzen Hall East.
Gallagher’s newest collection “Dear Ghosts” was published in 2006. Her previous poetry collections include “Moon Crossing Bridge” and “Amplitude: New and Selected Poems.”
A graduate of the University of Washington and the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, she has received many awards, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Gallagher has also written essays, fiction, plays and the screenplay for Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts,” which adapted the stories of her late husband, Raymond Carver. She was born and lives in Port Angeles, Wash.
The series is sponsored by the English department, with support from the provost’s office, the Wild Hope Project, Student Involvement and Leadership and the residential life office. To learn more, contact the English department at ext. 7321.
Dungy is the author of “What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison,” a collection of poetry published in 2006. She is currently an associate professor in the creative writing department at San Francisco State University.
She has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, Cave Canem, Bread Loaf and the American Antiquarian Society. Dungy is the associate editor of “Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade.”
The series continues on Friday, March 9 with author Steve Almond. He will answer student questions at 3:30 p.m. in the Hinderlie lounge and read from his work at 6:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center.
Almond is the author of two short-story collections – “My Life in Heavy Metal” and “The Evil B.B. Chow” – as well as the best-selling memoir “Candyfreak,” wherein his search for a much-loved candy from his childhood leads him on a journey through candy companies across America.
His writing has appeared in the “Best American Short Story” and “Pushcart” anthologies, as well as Zoetrope: All-Story, Playboy and Tin House magazines. He recently co-authored “Which Brings Me to You” with Julianna Baggott, and has a collection of essays forthcoming.
The series will conclude with Tess Gallagher, one America’s most well known poets, on Tuesday, April 17. Gallagher will answer student questions at 5 p.m. in the Hinderlie lounge and read from her work at 8 p.m. in Chris Knutzen Hall East.
Gallagher’s newest collection “Dear Ghosts” was published in 2006. Her previous poetry collections include “Moon Crossing Bridge” and “Amplitude: New and Selected Poems.”
A graduate of the University of Washington and the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, she has received many awards, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Gallagher has also written essays, fiction, plays and the screenplay for Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts,” which adapted the stories of her late husband, Raymond Carver. She was born and lives in Port Angeles, Wash.
The series is sponsored by the English department, with support from the provost’s office, the Wild Hope Project, Student Involvement and Leadership and the residential life office. To learn more, contact the English department at ext. 7321.