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Willson Center Presents Professor Ed Pavlić for a Reading and Book Launch
The Willson Center presents a reading and book launch for Professor Ed Pavlić's novel Another Kind of Madness on Wednesday, March 6th, 7 p.m. at Fire Hall No. 2 (489 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601).  This reception and reading is also sponsored by the Creative Writing Program, and the department of English, and Avid Bookshop. Another Kind of Madness will be published by Milkweed Editions in March 2019. Widely…

Willson Center Presents Author Jeff VanderMeer
The Willson Center presents a reading by writer Jeff VanderMeer on Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb. 14th, 7 p.m. at Seney-Stovall Chapel (200 N Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30601). This Global Georgia Initiative is made possible in partnership with the department of English, the Creative Writing Program, the Sustainability Certificate Program, and Avid Bookshop. VanderMeer’s best known fiction is the New York Times-bestselling Southern…

New Book Event Featuring LeAnne Howe and Magdalena Zurawski
The Creative Writing Program is proud to present a reading and book talk with professors LeAnne Howe and Magdalena Zurawski on Tuesday, April 9th, 7 p.m. at Cine (234 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601).  Both professors will read from their latest works and the reading will be followed by a panel discussion curated by professor Andrew Zawacki.  This event is free and open to the public. Professor Howe’s latest work is Savage…

Verse Magazine and the Creative Writing Program host writer M. NourbeSe Philip
Dr. Andrew Zawacki and Verse Magazine, with help from the University of Georgia Creative Writing Program, are pleased to host writer M. NourbeSe Philip for a performance on Thursday, March 21st at 7 p.m.  This event, titled Zong! — Talking Code, Stalking Silence, will take place in the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium at the Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602) and is free and open to the public. Philip is…

American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk Featuring Sarah Deer
Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature LeAnne Howe presents lawyer, scholar, and author Sarah Deer (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) for her annual American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk.  This year's AIR Talk will take place on the Autumnal Equinox, Thursday, September 19th, at 4:15 p.m. in the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium at the Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602.  This event is free and open to the public.…

Test Drive: Staged Reading of new graduate plays at Hendershots
Three new plays written by English Department graduate students and performed by UGA actors from the theater department were staged at Hendershots Coffee, 237 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601 on Friday, November 30, 4-7 p.m.  The new plays were written by Genevieve Arlie, Johanna Bailie, and Aviva Kasowski. Actors reading from the new scripts were graduate students David Cowan, Jake Hunsbusher, Brooke McCarthy and T Lynn Mikeska. More…

Test Drive: Staged Reading of new graduate plays at Hendershots
Four new plays written by English Department graduate students and performed by UGA actors from the theater department were staged at Hendershots Coffee, 237 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601 on Friday, November 16th from 4-7 p.m.  The new plays were written by Nathan Dixon, Kara Krewer, Emma Catherine Perry, and Samantha Regal. Actors reading from the new scripts were graduate students David Cowan, Jake Hunsbusher, and Brooke McCarthy.  …

Author Rebecca Ross to Speak at UGA
The University of Georgia’s Undergraduate English Association is pleased to host author Rebecca Ross in Park Hall for a discussion of her journey to publication and tips to aspiring authors on Tuesday, November 6th. The event is made possible with support from Christine Lasek-White, Assistant Director of the University’s Creative Writing Program. The conversation will take place in Park’s room 265 (200 Baldwin St, Athens, GA, 30602) from 5-…

Professor Amit Rahul Baishya to deliver Ballew Lecture at University of Georgia
The Department of English is delighted to host Dr. Amit Baishya who will present from his new research that explores the intersections between postcolonial theory and animal theory.  His lecture is titled “Endangered (and Endangering) Species: Exploring the Animacy Hierarchy in Malik Sajad’s Munnu”. The Ballew Lecture Series is organized by the Department of English, University of Georgia. Dr. Baishya teaches courses on postcolonial…

Roberto Tejada: Kill Time Objective
The Willson Center welcomes Distinguished Lecturer Roberto Tejada, Professor of Creative Writing and Art History at the University of Houston. Co-hosted by the Lamar Dodd School of Art, College of Environment + Design, and Creative Writing Program, Tejada will present images and narratives that relate a transnational/translational poetics engaging the visual and language arts of 1960-1970s Pop as connected to media…
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