Piper Center for Creative Writing Advisory Council

Piper Center for Creative Writing has forged strategic relationships with local community members, philanthropists, and businesspeople, as well as nationally recognized authors to serve as members of the Center's Advisory Council. This council meets regularly to assist the Center in forging more strategic alliances in the community and to help publicize our events; they also sponsor and support our ongoing Literary Salon series.

The Advisory Council includes:

Harold Dorenbecher
Dana Jamison, co-chair
Simi Juneja
Jo Krueger
Kathleen Laskowski
Maxine Marshall
Barbara Peters, ex oficio
Janaki Ram
Greg Thielen
Theresa Wilhoit

The Advisory Council Executive Members serve in an honorary capacity. These nationally distinguished writers pledge their support of Piper Center for Creative Writing events and programs:

Ben Bova
Billy Collins
Naomi Shihab Nye
George Witte
C. D. Wright