The Department of Writing and the School of Humanities and Sciences are pleased to present Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler as the first of the three authors for this semester's Distinguished Visiting Writers Series. He will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6. The reading is free and open to the public.
Robert Olen Butler, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, is the author of ten novels and four collections of short fiction. His stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, the Paris Review, and elsewhere. He will read on Wednesday, February 6, in Klingenstein Lounge, Egbert Hall.
In addition to reading from his work, Butler will share in teaching a master class in creative writing to Ithaca College students. For more information, visit the DVW webpage or contact Jack Wang at 607-274-3493 or [mailto:wang@ithaca.edu].
Distinguished Visiting Writers Series
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