VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 Six writers will speak about their work as part of the annual 麻豆传媒 Creative Writers Series. The series features presentations on six Tuesday evenings between Jan. 21 and April 7. Each event begins at 7 p.m. in the Library Building, Room 201. The university鈥檚 Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will sponsor receptions after the talks on Jan. 21 and March 3.
All events are free and open to the public. The schedule follows.
Jan. 21: Garrett Hongo, 鈥淧oetry and Heritage鈥
Hongo is a fourth-generation Japanese American poet, memoirist and essayist whose work draws on Japanese American history and his own experiences. He has won several prestigious fellowships and awards and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Born in Hawaii, Hongo teaches at the University of Oregon.
Feb. 4: Heather Durham, 鈥淔ield Notes: Human/Nature鈥
Durham鈥檚 鈥淕oing Feral: Field Notes on Wonder and Wanderlust鈥 (2019) is described as a memoir-in-essays about the restless human animal. She holds master鈥檚 degrees in both creative nonfiction and environmental biology, and works at Wilderness Awareness School in the foothills of the Washington Cascades.
Feb. 18: Cameron McGill, 鈥淧oet on the Run鈥
McGill is a writer, educator and musician who lives in Idaho and teaches at WSU Pullman, where he is poetry editor of Blood Orange Review and co-director of the Visiting Writer Series. His chapbook 鈥淢eridians鈥 will be published in February.
March 3: Turiya Autry, 鈥淧erformance Art and the Black Experience鈥
Through her work as artist, author and educator, Autry encourages social change and creativity. Her work incorporates the arts, pop culture and history within the context of personal, community and political struggles. She brings a strong woman鈥檚 perspective to the Black experience in America.
March 24: Beth Harrington, 鈥淲riting and Rockabilly鈥
An independent film producer, director and writer, as well as rock singer and guitarist, Harrington often explores American music, history and culture. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award and worked on documentaries for PBS. She currently serves on Vancouver鈥檚 Culture, Arts and Heritage Commission.
April 7: Rebecca Clarren, 鈥淥ne Writer鈥檚 Path: From Investigative Journalist to Novelist鈥
Clarren is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in such publications as Mother Jones, The Nation and Salon.com. She turned to fiction with her debut novel, 鈥淜ickdown,鈥 in 2018, which was shortlisted for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction.
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