Writers@Grinnell, the English department’s reading series, brings to campus writers of all kinds: poets, novelists, memoirists, essayists, radio essayists, columnists, graphic memoirists, playwrights, and short story writers. Believing language to be a dynamic and communal medium, we give its crafted versions the attention they deserve, and we take seriously the importance of diverse perspectives. Recent visitors include African-American and Latino writers, international writers, LGBT writers, blind and deaf writers, bi-polar writers, and writers with mobility impairments.  Through the generous support of an anonymous donor, every year we host a distinguished author reading and an interdisciplinary creative writing event. The program is directed by Dean Bakopoulos, Assistant Professor of English.

2013-14 Writers@Grinnell Schedule

Fall dates:

  • Thursday, September 12, 2013: Reading from David Ferry, Rosenfield Center Room 101, 8:00 p.m.  Roundtable in Rosenfield Center, Room 209 at 4:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 19, 2013: Reading from Joy Castro, Rosenfield Center Room 101, 8:00 p.m.  Roundtable in Rosenfield Center, Room 209 at 4:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 7, 2013: Reading from Camille Dungy, Faulconer Gallery, 8:00 p.m.  Roundtable in Rosenfield Center, Room 209 at 4:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 14, 2013: Reading from Julie Kane, Rosenfield Center Room 101, 8:00 p.m.  Roundtable in Rosenfield Center, Room 209 at 4:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 12, 2013:  Grinnell Review, Rosenfield Center Room 101, 8:00 p.m.

Spring dates

  • Thursday, February 27, 2014: Reading from Eduardo Coral, Rosenfield Center Room 101, 8:00 p.m. Roundtable in Rosenfield Center, Room 209 at 4:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, March 6, 2014: Reading from Elizabeth Graver, Rosenfield Center Room 101, 8:00 p.m. Roundtable in Rosenfield Center, Room 209 at 4:15 p.m.
  • Wednesday, April 2, 2014: Reading from Richard Powers (Convcation) Rosenfield Center, Room 101 at 12:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 24, 2014: Reading from Edwidge Danticat, Rosenfield Center Room 101, 8:00 p.m. Roundtable in Rosenfield Center, Room 209 at 4:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 8, 2014: Grinnell Review, Rosenfield Center, Room 101 at 8:00 p.m.