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Public Readings Series Fall 2003

Writers Harvest Reading with Breyten Breytenbach, Marie Howe, Phillis Levin, Philip Levine, Paule Marshall, Brian Morton, Sharon Olds, Chuck Wachtel Members of the Writing Program faculty read in support of Share Our Strength’s programs to fight hunger and poverty in the U.S. A voluntary donation is requested for this event. Thursday, October 2 Fales Library, Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South

Charles Baxter and Joan Silber Two distinguished fiction writers read from their work. Charles Baxter’s new novel is Saul and Patsy. Joan Silber is the author, most recently, of Lucky Us. Thursday, November 6 Fales Library, Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South

Paule Marshall and The New Generation Series Nelson Eubanks, Edward Jones, and Martha Southgate Paule Marshall introduces three emerging African-American writers. Thursday, December 4 Lipton Hall, 108 W. 3rd St.

This year’s reading series is made possible by generous support from the Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund, established in The New York Community Trust by the founders of the Reader’s Digest Association. We are also grateful to the Fales Library for additional support.

The NYU Creative Writing Program, with permanent faculty members E. L. Doctorow, Galway Kinnell, Paule Marshall and Sharon Olds, has distinguished itself for two decades as a leading national center for the study of literature and writing. The Reading Series is a vital component of the Writing Program, bringing both established and new writers to NYU. For more information contact the Creative Writing Program Administrator, Russell Carmony, at 212-998-8816, or creative.writing@nyu.edu.

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