Writers in the Library
WIL Home || Schedule || View Past Events || Writers in ResidenceThe Writers in the Library series began in 1999, as a venue for students in UT Knoxville's graduate creative writing program to present their works. Since that time, the series has expanded to include readings by students, local authors, musicians, and renowned writers and poets.
Notable readers include Ted Kooser, Elizabeth Gilbert, Charles Wright, Steve Earle, and Yusef Komunyakaa.
The University Libraries is pleased to have Chris Hebert as the current Jack E. Reese Writer in Residence.
Writer in Residence Patricia Waters (2003-2004)
Patricia Waters is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from Memphis State with a double major in History and English, her first jobs were on archaeological digs in England and Norway.
Following study and travel in Europe, she returned to the U.S. to earn a Master's in English and to pursue careers in journalism and teaching.
While at Tennessee Wesleyan College, a Pew grant funded her attendance at several prestigious writing conferences and reinforced her determination to pursue a Ph.D. and a career in writing. She earned a Ph.D. in English from UT in 1998. Her poems and nonfiction have appeared in The Chattahoochee Review, The Louisville Review, and the Southern Poetry Review, among others.
For more information about Writers in the Library contact:
JoAnne Deeken
Head, Research and Grants
jdeeken@utk.edu
974-4702
Address
John C. Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
