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ÌýThursday, September 27, 7:30pm
Muskie Archives 201
A literary reading and conversation with novelistÌý
Chinelo OkparantaÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Born and raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Chinelo OkparantaÌýis the author ofÌýHappiness, Like WaterÌýandÌýUnder the Udala Trees, the latter of which includes publications in the UK, South Africa, Nigeria, France, and Norway. In 2017, Okparanta was named one of Granta’s “Best of Young American Novelists,” and has made repeated appearances on the BBC, NPR, RTÉ Radio Arena, as well as stations across the African continent, ranging from Nigeria to South Africa. Her honors include an O. Henry Prize, two Lambda Awards, and finalist selections for the Etisalat Prize, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the Caine Prize, among others. Her stories have appeared inÌýGranta,ÌýThe New Yorker,ÌýTin House, and other magazines, and she is currently Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Bucknell University.ÌýFree and open to the public. Followed by book sales and signing. Hosted by Jess Anthony (janthony@bates.edu).

 

Thursday, October 25, 7:30pm
Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall
A literary reading and conversation with writer
Bill Roorbach

Bill Roorbach’s newest book isÌýThe Girl of the Lake, a collection of stories from Algonquin, which was longlisted for the Story Prize.Ìý Also from Algonquin areÌýThe Remedy for Love, a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize,Ìýand the bestsellingÌýLife Among Giants, which won a Maine Literary Award in 2012. Roorbach is the recipient ofÌýthe Flannery O’Connor and O. Henry prizes, as well asÌýthe Maine Literary Award in creative nonfiction.ÌýHeÌýis a 2018 Civitella Ranieri Foundation, NEA, and Furthermore fellow.Ìý His craft book,ÌýWriting Life Stories, is used in writing programs around the world, and his short fiction and nonfiction has appeared inÌýHarper’s, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Ploughshares, Granta, Ecotone, New York Magazine, Playboy, and elsewhere. Having previouslyÌýtaught for the University of Maine at Farmington, Roorbach was later on the Graduate Faculty at Ohio State and more recently held the William H. P. Jenks Chair at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. He now lives and writes full-timeÌýin Maine.Ìý Free and open to the public. Followed by book sales and signing. Hosted by Jess Anthony (janthony@bates.edu).

 

Thursday, November 29, 7:30pm
Muskie Archives 201
A literary reading and conversation with poet Ìý
Myronn Hardy

Myronn Hardy is the author of four volumes of poetry, ÌýApproaching the Center, winner of the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award,ÌýThe Headless Saints,Ìýwinner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award,ÌýCatastrophic Bliss, winner ofÌýthe Griot-Stadler Prize for Poetry,Ìýand most recently,ÌýKingdom.Ìý His poems have appeared inÌýPloughshares,ÌýVirginia Quarterly Review, Indiana Review, FIELD,ÌýVersal (Amsterdam),Ìýand elsewhere, and his short stories haveÌýgarnered two Pushcart Prize nominations. Hardy has received fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference,Ìýthe Annenberg Foundation,ÌýDjerassi,ÌýCave Canem, Instituto Sacatar, and Fundación Valparaiso, and he is currently the visiting poet at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College.Ìý Free and open to the public. Followed by book sales and signing. Hosted by Jess Anthony (janthony@bates.edu).