English’s Visiting Writers Series Introduces Students to the Literary Community

The Visiting Writers Series is sponsored by the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program, and is made possible by the generous support of the Carol H. Cline Endowment. Each year, the series brings approximately six to eight nationally-recognized writers to campus to visit classes, host workshops, and read their work. Past visiting writers include National Book Award finalists Charles Baxter and Joan Silber, and Pulitzer Prize winners Philip Schultz and Robert Olen Butler, as well as up-and-coming writers Xhenet Aliu, Kiki Petrosino, Brad Kessler, and Nami Mun.

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