Distinguished Visiting Writers Series

The Piper Center for Creative Writing annually brings visiting writers of exceptional talent and distinction to the ASU campus and the greater Phoenix metropolitan community for public lectures and residencies with ASU faculty and graduate students. During their residencies, these distinguished visiting writers teach intensive graduate seminars, lecture on and off campus, and engage in cultural discussions with local media, educators, community artists, and the general public.

THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2008 at 7 pm
Reading by poet Marvin Bell
University Club, ASU Tempe Campus
This event is free and open to the public

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading by poet Ross Leckie
Visiting Canadian Fulbright Chair in Residence
University Club, ASU Tempe Campus
This event is free and open to the public

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008 at 7:30 pm
ASU MFA Faculty Reading
Featuring Jay Boyer and Melissa Pritchard
Tempe Center for the Arts - Tempe, AZ
This event is free and open to the public

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Piper Scholars Reading and Scholarship Awards
Tempe Center for the Arts - Tempe, AZ
This event is free and open to the public

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading by novelist Chang-rae Lee
Scottsdale Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, AZ
This event is free and open to the public

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading by novelist Jane Smiley
Tempe Center for the Arts - Tempe, AZ
This event is free and open to the public

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading by poets William Pitt Root & Pamela Uschuk
Desert Botanical Gardens - Phoenix, AZ
This event is free and open to the public

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading by playwright Luis Valdez
Galvin Theatre - ASU Tempe Campus
This event is free and open to the public

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading Poet Laureate Charles Simic
Carson Ballroom at Old Main - ASU Tempe Campus
This event is free and open to the public