The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers series is delighted to welcome novelist and memoirist Viet Thanh Nguyen to our campus for a talk on Wednesday October 23. Nguyen is the author of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer” and works as a professor at the University of Southern California. (Read More).
Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series
Did You Miss Ross Gay’s Public Reading? (Apr. 5)
If you missed Ross Gay’s exuberant reading of his poems and essays at the March Schoenfeldt Lecture, or would like to re-savor that gripping evening, this video link of the event is available to the UP community until April 5. You will need your UP username and password to gain access, but holy moly will it be worth it! (Read More).
Ross Gay, 2024 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer On Campus (Mar. 18)
Capping off this year’s ReadUP experience of his Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, author Ross Gay will give the Spring 2024 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series lecture on Monday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. All members of the UP community and everyone in their orbits who could use a booster shot of joy are invited to this free talk, which will be followed by a book signing. (Read More).
Resources from the 2023 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer Lecture
For UP community members who missed Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer Jess Walter’s Nov. 1 lecture, a recording of the hour-long talk will be available Nov. 6 through Nov. 15 on the Schoenfeldt Writers Series website. (Read More)
UP’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series Fall Lecture—Jess Walter (Nov. 1)
UP’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series is delighted to announce Spokane fiction writer Jess Walter will join us as our campus’s Fall guest. The lecture/reading is free and open to the public and will take place Wednesday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. in BC Auditorium. (Read More)
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye Workshop Poetry and Vitality (Sept. 12)
As part of her visit to the University as the Fall 2022 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, poet Naomi Shihab Nye will be conducting a workshop for faculty and staff on Monday, September 12, at 6 p.m. entitled Poetry and Vitality. In this 90-minute workshop, Naomi Shihab Nye will provide participants a first-hand experience of how the reading and writing of poetry can […]
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye at UP (Sept. 13)
Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye isUP’s fall 2022 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer. On Tuesday, September 13, Nye will be available for an informal Q&A hour (4 p.m.–5 p.m. in Franz 214) where students, staff, and faculty can engage her in questions about poetry and the writing life. Then at 7 p.m. she’ll give a poetry reading in Buckley Center […]
ReadUP Conversation With Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Available Until April 15
The culmination of this year’s Read UP series on How To Be An Anti-Racist was a wide-ranging conversation between author Dr. Kendi and the UP community, deftly facilitated by student Grace Adams and Dr. Eduardo Contreras on March 31. Their questions and Dr. Kendi’s responses were recorded in this 1 hour video now available for […]
Register Now for Wednesday Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
ReadUP 2021 will conclude this week with the Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series hosting Dr. Ibram X. Kendi as he engages the community in a dynamic conversation on Wednesday, March 31 at 5:15 p.m. via live Zoom webinar. Remember, you must register in advance, though the event is free and open to all. The Zoom webinar […]
ReadUP: Register or submit questions for Dr. Kendi
ReadUP 2021 will conclude with the Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series hosting Dr. Ibram X. Kendi as he engages the community in a dynamic conversation on Wednesday, March 31 at 5:15 p.m. via live Zoom webinar. Advance registration is required, though the event is free and open to all. Kendi will address questions submitted by UP […]