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.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading by novelist Chang-rae Lee
Burton Barr Library - Phoenix, 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 Garden - Phoenix, AZ
This event is free and open to the public

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

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Reading by novelist Kunal Basu
Scottsdale Center for the Arts
This event is free and open to the public