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In this special episode of 13, Associate Professor of English Jennifer Brice and Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies Ryan Hall discuss this year’s Living Writers series. 

The Living Writers series concluded with three authors unafraid to play with form.

The Living Writers series always strives to engage students with contemporary authors who grapple with modern issues. This year’s novels and essay collections have helped students discuss their own lived experiences after a summer marked by pandemic and race riots.

Two new episodes of 13, 49ͼ¿â's podcast that asks 13 questions of one University community member, are now available on all major podcast platforms.

Throughout October, three authors from the Living Writers series spoke about their works of poetry and fiction with the 49ͼ¿â community.

This year’s Living Writers series kicked off in the month of September with three diverse authors.

Associate Professor of English Jennifer Brice will direct the 49ͼ¿â Writers Conference, June 16–22, as it approaches its 25th year.

The editors of the New York Times Book Review have announced their 100 Notable Books list for 2018, and, unsurprisingly, it is filled with National Book Award winners, Pulitzer Prize finalists, and many other renowned writers — including one who is familiar to the 49ͼ¿â community. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, dubbed by the Times as “a new […]

49ͼ¿â community members preparing for the university’s Bicentennial kickoff enjoyed a legendary opening act on September 20. Patti Smith, award-winning singer-songwriter and author, launched the weekend with music and readings through the Living Writers series.

When Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen kicked off 49ͼ¿â’s 2018 Living Writers series on Sept. 13, his talk in Memorial Chapel focused less on the specifics of his award-winning short story collection, The Refugees, and more on its implications.