Spring Semester 2009 Events

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January

Thursday, January 29: The Cedar Crest College Book Club meets at 6:30PM in Alumnae Hall Room 211 to discuss Jennifer Gilmore's novel, Golden Country. The author will speak with club members via conference call at 8PM.

The book club is open to alumnae, students, faculty, staff and other interested readers. All are welcome to attend.

Hear an interview with Jennifer Gilmore on the English program's "Interviews" page -- click the link at right in the blue box.

 

 March

 

Tuesday, March 17: Bill Strickland, author of the memoir Ten Points and an editor at Bicycling magazine, will read from his work in the 1867 Room at Tompkins College Center, 7PM. A book signing will follow.

Ten Points has been described by author John Grogan (Marley and Me) as a powerful account of Strickland's "quest to win bicycle racing points [and] to outrun the buried demons of child abuse before they consume him and those who love him."  Strickland's writing has also appeared in publications including Men's Health, Men's Journal and Parenting. He has appeared on television programs including CBS' The Early Show and ABC's Good Morning America.

This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Humanities Department and the Cultural Programs Committee of Cedar Crest College. Refreshments will be provided.

 

April

Monday, April 27: Poet Amra Brooks, author of California, a novella, and contributor to Artforum, LA Weekly and Index magazine, will read from her work in the Tompkins College Center at 7PM. A book signing will follow.

Born and raised in California, Brooks taught creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz and at UC San Diego. She currently lives in Pennsylvania and teaches writing at Muhlenberg College in Allentown.

This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Humanities Department and the Cultural Programs Committee of Cedar Crest College. Refreshments will be provided.

 

 

May

Sunday, May 3: Annual Writing Awards & Reception, 3:30-5PM. Winners of the 2009 Creative Writing Awards, winners of the College Writing Awards, and new members of XI Kappa, the English Honor Society, will be honored in the 1867 Room at Tompkins College Center. Creative Writing Award recipients in Fiction, Poetry and Nonfiction will read from their award-winning work, winners of the College Writing Awards will receive their awards, and new members of the honor society will be inducted. This event is sponsored by Preterite, the college literary club; Xi Kappa, the campus chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society; and the College Writing Program. The event is free and open to the public. Copies of the 2009 edition of In Other Words, the college literary magazine, will be available. Refreshments will be served.

Last Updated: 3/6/09