Thursday, August 30, 2007

Sigrid Nunez reads at UW

From a University of Wyoming press release:

The University of Wyoming MFA Program’s Visiting Writers Series is pleased to announce a visit by critically acclaimed novelist Sigrid Nunez. Nunez will read from her work at 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the School of Business Auditorium on the UW campus in Laramie. After the reading, she will answer questions from the audience and sign books. The event, which is cosponsored by the Wyoming Arts Council, is free and open to the public. Parking on the UW campus is free after 5 p.m.

The author of five novels, Nunez has also contributed stories and articles to The New York Times, The Believer, Harper’s, and O: The Oprah Magazine. Her work has been featured on National Public Radio’s "Selected Shorts," and in several anthologies, including two Pushcart Prize volumes.

Further info: www.uwyo.edu/creativewriting; http://www.sigridnunez.com/