The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed poet, Lucia Perillo. The reading will take place on Friday, November 13th, at 4 pm in the University Barnes & Noble Bookstore.
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The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed author, Mary Gaitskill. The reading will take place on Thursday, November 12th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Richmond Salons.
VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival will be held today at 6:30pm in the Richmond Salons at the VCU Commons and hear Deb Olin Unferth read from her winning novel Vacation. Following the reading, Unferth will take part in panel discussion with her agent, David McCormick, and her editor from McSweeney's, Eli Horowitz. The three of them will trace the history of her novel from conception to publication. The event is free and open to the public, and a book-signing and reception will follow. Earlier that afternoon, we will have a 2pm Q&A with Unferth in the Cabell Room on the 4th floor of VCU Cabell Library. We look forward to seeing you at these events!
The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed author, Colson Whitehead. The reading will take place on Thursday, October 29th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth A.
The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed poet, Thomas Lux, and VCU MFA alum, Anna Journey. The reading will take place on Thursday, October 8th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Virginia Rooms.
The 2009-2010 VCU Visiting Writer Series has been set. This year's line-up of visiting writers includes Colson Whitehead, Thomas Lux, Deb Olin Unferth (winner of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award), Mary Gaitskill, Katie Ford (winner of the Levis Reading Prize), Linda Bierds, Fanny Howe, and our Visiting Writer-in-Residence, Rosellen Brown.
Award-winning author Rosellen Brown will be the program’s Visiting Distinguished Writer. Brown is the author of five novels, including Half A Heart, Before And After, Civil Wars, Tender Mercies, and The Autobiography Of My Mother. She has also authored three collections of poetry: Some Deaths in the Delta, Cora Fry, and a sequel, Cora Fry’s Pillow Book. Her stories have appeared frequently in The O. Henry Prize Stories, The Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize collections.
