Post Tagged with: "Spring Literary Festival"

Lit Fest | ‘Space to Misbehave’: The Work of Mary Gaitskill, April 12, 13

Mary Gaitskill

The 2018 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Mary Gaitskill for a reading on Thursday, April 12, at 8:30 p.m. in Walter Hall Rotunda, and for a lecture on Friday, April 13, at 11:00 a.m. in Alden library. By Melanie Ritzenthaler Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Fiction Formidable is a word that has […]

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April 1, 2018 at 9:00 pmEvents

Lit Fest | ‘No Way in but Through’: The Essays of Aisha Sabatini Sloan, April 12, 13

Aisha Sabatini Sloan. Photo credit: Hannah Ensor.

The 2018 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Aisha Sabatini Sloan for a reading on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Walter Hall Rotunda, and for a lecture on Friday, April 13, at noon in Alden Library (4th floor). By Sarah Minor Assistant Professor of Nonfiction, Cleveland Institute of Art Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative […]

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April 1, 2018 at 9:00 pmEvents

Lit Fest | ‘Never on the Ground: The Buoyant Prose of Geoff Dyer, April 11, 13

Geoff Dyer. Photo credit: Matt Stuart.

The 2018 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Geoff Dyer for a lecture on Wednesday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Walter Hall Rotunda, and for a reading on Friday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Baker Theater. By Jordan Floyd Graduate student pursuing a M.A. in Creative Writing: Nonfiction At first glance, Geoff Dyer is […]

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April 1, 2018 at 9:00 pmEvents

Lit Fest | The Prolific, Persistent Work of Colm Toibin

Lit Fest | The Prolific, Persistent Work of Colm Toibin

The 2017 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Colm Tóibín for a lecture on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m., in Walter Hall Rotunda, and for a reading on Friday, April 7, at 8:30 p.m., in Baker Theatre. By Justin Mundhenk Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Fiction Writers get written into corners by genre, […]

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April 2, 2017 at 3:24 pmNews

Lit Fest | Spring 2017 Literary Festival is April 5-7

Lit Fest | Spring 2017 Literary Festival is April 5-7

The 2017 Spring Literary Festival, held April 5, 6, 7, will feature authors Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, Mary Cappello, Gerald Early, Tom Sleigh, and Colm Tóibín. The festival is sponsored by the Creative Writing program in the English Department at Ohio University, in conjunction with Alden Library. All readings and lectures […]

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April 1, 2017 at 11:00 pmEvents

Lit Fest | The Many Voices of Poet Tom Sleigh

Tom Sleigh

The 2017 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Tom Sleigh for a reading in Walter Hall on Thursday, April 6, at 8:30 p.m., and a lecture Friday, April 7, at 11 a.m. in Alden Library. By Angie Mazakis  Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Poetry As a child, Tom Sleigh used to fall asleep next […]

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March 31, 2017 at 12:35 pmNews

Lit Fest | The Brilliantly Off-Kilter Prose of Mary Cappello

Mary Cappello

  The 2017 Spring Literary Festival welcomes author Mary Cappello for a lecture in Walter Hall on Thursday, April 6, at 11 a.m., and a reading Friday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Baker Theatre. By Hugh Martin Graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing: Nonfiction In one of her excellent essays, Mary Cappello goes with […]

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March 27, 2017 at 1:16 pmNews