Acclaimed Novelist Zadie Smith Gives Free Public Reading Tonight
Author Zadie Smith
Internationally acclaimed author Zadie Smith will give a free reading of her work as the 2015 Distinguished Reader for the University of Arkansas Program in Creative Writing and Translation. The event will take place at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 5, in conjunction with Fayetteville's True Lit literary festival and will be held at the Fayetteville Public Library.
This reading is open to the public. No advance tickets are required. Seating for 400 is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The library will open for seating at 6:30 p.m. A book signing will follow.
Click here for full details about the reading and about Smith's work. True Lit, Fayetteville's annual literary festival, takes place Oct. 1-8 and includes a host of literary events, including an author talk by two-time Newberry Award-winner Lois Lowry. A full schedule is available on the festival website.
The U of A Program in Creative Writing and Translation Distinguished Readers Series is made possible by the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English, and the James E. and Ellen Wadley Roper Professorship in Creative Writing. Past Distinguished Readers have included W.S. Merwin, Joyce Carol Oates, Dorianne Laux, and Shahrnush Parsipur.
Topics
Contacts
Allison Hammond, assistant director
Program in Creative Writing & Translation
479-575-4301,
mfa@uark.edu
Headlines
Affairs of the Heart
Find out how biomedical engineering professor Morten Jensen is developing innovative devices to produce better outcomes in cardiovascular medicine.
Students, Faculty and Alumni Kick Off Centennial Year of School of Law
Founded April 14, 1924, the School of Law faculty, students and alumni started the celebration of its centennial year with a Founders Day event and will continue with more commemorative events this coming fall.
Yearly Academic Award Winners, Ambassadors Recognized by Bumpers College
Schyler Angell, Lexi Dilbeck, Cason Frisby, Tanner Austin King, Anna Brooke Mathis, Carrie Ortel, Lucy Scholma, Kadence Trosper and student ambassadors were honored at the college's annual reception.
World Premiere of 'Cries from the Cotton Field' Slated for May 8
Cries from the Cotton Field chronicles the journey of 19th century Italian immigrants from northern Italy to the Arkansas Delta and ultimately to Tontitown. It will premier at 6 p.m. May 8 in Springdale Har-Ber High School.
Fay Jones School's Earth Day Event Spotlights Sustainable Materials and Projects
"One day doesn't seem like a lot, but one day can empower individuals and groups, energize them to work for change and innovate for transformative solutions," professor Jennifer Webb said of the students' design work.