Don’t miss an exciting and rare event as four talented local writers close out the Writers in the Library season with a special reading event. University of Tennessee Creative Writing professor and poet Marilyn Kallet, professor and head of the Creative Writing Program and fiction writer Michael Knight, Creative Writing professor and poet Arthur Smith, … Continued
Writers in the Library will welcome a refreshing new voice in fiction at its next event. Margaret Lazarus Dean will read from her novel The Time It Takes to Fall (Simon & Schuster, 2007) on Monday, October 6 at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library Auditorium. A coming of age story set in Florida during … Continued
Observe poetry in motion at UT Libraries! Two exciting local poets and artists will speak at the next Writers in the Library event on Monday, September 15 at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. Matt Urmy is a storyteller, poet, and musician. Urmy has released a book of poetry entitled Ghosts in a House … Continued
Beginning August 1, writer Kali Meister will bring her eclectic talents to her appointment as the University of Tennessee Libraries’ new Jack E. Reese Writer in Residence. Meister’s writing is an extension of her rich experiences in theatre, performance art, and film. In the many theatrical productions to her credit, Meister has worked as a … Continued
Award-winning young adult author Alan Gratz will speak at the first Writers in the Library event of the semester on Tuesday, September 2 at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library. Gratz is the author of the young adult books Samurai Shortstop (Dial 2006), one of ALA’s 2007 Top Ten Best Books … Continued
On Monday, April 21, RB Morris will host his final event as the UT Libraries’ Writer-in-Residence. This last Writers in the Library event of the semester will feature readings by RB and by authors Greg Congleton, Jesse Graves, Brian Griffin, Marilyn Kallet, Charlotte Pence, and Jack Rentfro. Readings begin at 7 pm in the UT … Continued
Students in UT’s Creative Writing Program compete annually for the John C. Hodges Graduate Writing Prizes in fiction and poetry. Winners will read from their award-winning works at Writers in the Library, Monday, April 14, at 7 pm in the Hodges Library auditorium. The prizes were endowed by the same long-time UT English professor, author … Continued
Writers in the Library hosts local poets Judy Loest and Linda Parsons Marion on Monday, March 24. Readings begin at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium. Born in Snowflake, Virginia, Judy Loest earned her Master’s Degree in English from the University of Tennessee in 1998. Her work has appeared in various journals and anthologies … Continued
Michael Knight, UT associate professor of creative writing, will read from his recently published book, The Holiday Season, at the March 10th Writers in the Library event. In the first of two novellas comprising The Holiday Season, a father and two adult sons struggle through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to redefine their relationships after … Continued
Writers in the Library continues its spring line-up of authors with readings by local authors Julie Auer and Stephen Dupree on February 25. Readings begin at 7 pm in the Hodges Library auditorium. Julie Auer is a Knoxville lawyer and freelance writer of fiction and nonfiction. Previously inspired by her work as a public defender … Continued