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Living Writers: Elaine Castillo
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 4:30pm to 6pm
Named one of “30 of the Planet’s Most Exciting Young People” by the Financial Times, Elaine Castillo was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her most recent novel, Moderation, was...
Living Writers: Ross Gay
Thu, Sep 10, 2026 4:30pm to 6pm
Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner...
Living Writers: Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 4:30pm to 6pm
Olivia Wolfgang-Smith is the author of the novels Mutual Interest (2025); Glassworks, which was longlisted for the 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize; and the forthcoming Local Weather...
Living Writers: Hua Hsu
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 5pm to 7pm
The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Hua Hsu grew up desperate to build an identity of his own. But despite his countercultural interests, he struck up a friendship with Ken, a seemingly mainstream San...
Living Writers: Mira Jacob
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:30pm to 6pm
Mira Jacob is a novelist, memoirist, illustrator, and cultural critic. Her graphic memoir Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, longlisted...
ENST Brown Bag: Ecologically Critical Places
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 12:15pm to 1:15pm
Join us for this Environmental Studies Brown Bag featuring Dr. Bryan Rasmussen, professor of English and faculty in environmental studies at California Lutheran University, specializing in the...
ALANA Cultural Center, Multipurpose Room
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Readings by Olive B. O'Connor Fellows in Creative Writing
Thu, Apr 23, 2026 4:15pm to 6pm
Ziyuan Tang is a poet, educator, and literary translator from Beijing. A recipient of the Hurley Prize in Poetry, she earned her MFA in Poetry from Boston University, where she was awarded the...
The Ideological Origins of African American Literature
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 4:15pm
Professor Phillip Richards will discuss his recent book, The Ideological Origins of African American Literature. The book offers a compelling invitation to reconsider how this history is taught and...
The Modernist Ocean Liner: Geometries and Poetics
Tue, Feb 17, 2026 4:15pm to 6pm
“Ocean liners remain one of the most powerful and admired symbols of 20th-century modernity”, according to the curators of the 2017-19 Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style exhibition. “No form of...
Living Writers Lookback
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 7pm to 9pm
A chance for the Living Writers community to gather online and celebrate and reflect over the 2025 season. The students of Living Writers will present some reflections on the year. Register here
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Brown Bag: Post-Katrina Geographies and the African American Novel
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 11:30am to 1pm
Join us for a Center for Women's Studies Brown Bag Discussion on Post-Katrina Geographies and the African American Novel with Dana Cypress. Cypress is an assistant professor in the Department of...
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Living Writers: Jon Hickey
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 4:30pm to 6pm
Jon Hickey is the author of the novel Big Chief (Simon & Schuster, 2025). He was born in Mankato, Minnesota and grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He is an enrolled citizen of the Lac du Flambeau...
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