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Maslow Family Winter Reading Series

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Dates and Times for this Past Event

  • Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025  6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Monday, Jan 6, 2025  6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Sunday, Jan 5, 2025  6:30pm - 7:45pm
  • Saturday, Jan 4, 2025  6:30pm - 8pm

Location

Adams Commons, Wilkes U. Henry Student Center 2nd floor
84 W. South St.

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Details

The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing's Winter Reading Series at Wilkes University, held in conjunction with the creative writing program’s January residency, features program faculty, alumni  and guest writers spanning the genres of fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, stage plays and poetry. All events are free and open to the public.

The Winter Reading Series includes:

Saturday, Jan. 4 | 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Jean and Paul Adams Commons, Henry Student Center, second floor
Journey of the Book offers interviews and readings from our faculty with new book releases. Featuring David Hicks, Shanta Lee, J. Michael Lennon and Nisha Sharma. Hosted by Julie Sidoni Yelen.

Sunday, Jan. 5 | 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Jean and Paul Adams Commons, Henry Student Center, second floor
Featuring readings by alumni Julianna Evans and Patti Naumann and faculty mentors Ross Klavan, Jeff Talarigo and Richard Uhlig.

Monday, Jan. 6 | 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Jean and Paul Adams Commons, Henry Student Center, second floor
Featuring readings by alumna Dawn Leas and faculty members Ken Liu, Donna Talarico and Gabrielle D’Amico.

Tuesday, Jan. 7 | 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Jean and Paul Adams Commons, Henry Student Center, second floor
Featuring readings by faculty members Nancy McKinley, Alexis Paige, Taylor Polites and Billie Tadros.

Wednesday, Jan. 8 | 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring readings from visiting writers Rion Amilcar Scott, Marisa de los Santos and Rebecca Makkai. Hosted by faculty members Jessica Goudeau and Christine Renee Miller.

Thursday, Jan. 9 | 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts
Playwrights’ night featuring staged readings of plays by faculty mentors Dania Ramos, Christine Renee Miller/Jessica Goudeau and Gregory Fletcher.