Events

Please join us 11:30 AM, Weds. Feb 6 in  AB 1170 (Academic Building, 15 Seminary Place) for the spring kickoff of Inside the Writers House, when Writers House instructor Alex Dawson talks with internationally bestselling Irish author Eoin Colfer. Colfer is best known for his beloved book series, Artemis Fowl, which follows the 12-year-old titular genius, a descendant of criminal masterminds, as he battles a powerful, hidden race of magical creatures who may have kidnapped (or killed) his father. Billed as "Die Hard with fairies" and the "Anti-Harry," the series has sold over 21 million copies, placing Colfer in the upper echelons of YA fantasy fiction with the likes of Tolkien and Rowling. The film version by Kenneth Brannagh, with a screenplay by Irish playwright Connor McPherson, premieres this August. Click here for trailer. 

This term's IWH lineup also includes: Namwali Serpell (The Old Drift), Sarah Moss (Ghost Wall), Pitchaya Sudbanthad (Bangkok Wakes to Rain), Ben Winters (Golden State), Maurice Ruffin (We Cast a Shadow), Lauren Wilkinson (American Spy), Mark Mayer (Aerialists), T.J. Martinson (The Reign of the Kingfisher), Karen Thompson Walker (The Dreamers), Jennifer Acker (The Limits of the World), Mesha Maren (Sugar Run), Kristen Roupenian (You Know You Want This), David Means (Instructions for a Funeral), Chigozie Obioma (An Orchestra of Minorities), and Samuel R. Delany (Babel-17).

For more info about this or other upcoming IWH events, including the complete Spring 2019 calendar, click HERE. Free and open to the public.

*Please note the different location. Again, Wednesday's IWH session will be in RM 1170 of the RU Academic Building at 15 Seminary Place. All future sessions will be in MU 302.