Wilkes University LitFest: Celebrating The 100th Anniversary of The New Yorker and The Great Gatsby
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Thursday, Jun 19, 2025 4pm
Location
Adams Commons, Wilkes U. Henry Student Center 2nd floor
84 W. South St.
Details
Wilkes University will host its fifth annual LitFest, including a 20th anniversary celebration for the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, from June 15-19. Sponsored by the creative writing program as part of its June residency, the celebration of the written word features a variety of events including literary readings, alumni receptions, book signings and screenings from program alumni, faculty, and guest artists. All events are free and open to the public.
Thursday, June 19 | 4 p.m. | Jean and Paul Adams Commons
Special Event – Celebrating The 100th Anniversary of The New Yorker and The Great Gatsby:“1925: The Year American Literature Found Its Voice”
1925 is the landmark year that witnessed important works by Willa Cather, Dashiell Hammett, Countee Cullen, Theodore Dreiser, Ernest Hemingway, Alain Locke, Sinclair Lewis and Gertrude Stein. It is also the year that The New Yorker and The Great Gatsby were published. New Yorker staff writer Margaret Talbot and Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, will engage in a spirited conversation about the voices of 1925 and how they still influence the way we think and write. Hosted by Julie Sidoni Yelen.
