University of Alaska Fairbanks

01/23/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/23/2025 11:40

Visiting writers series announces spring 2025 events

Visiting writers series announces spring 2025 events

Sarah Manriquez
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Jan. 23, 2025

UAF College of Liberal Arts photo by Sarah Manriquez.
At left, Daryl Farmer, professor of English and director of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series, interviews Leigh Newman, a National Book Award-honored author, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Schaible Auditorium.

Authors from Alaska and beyond will share their works as part of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series through April at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The spring 2025 events begin with the Solstice Poetry Cycle, featuring readings by more than 30 local poets on Jan. 30 from 7-8:30 p.m. at UAF's Salisbury Theatre.

Subsequent events with featured writers include evening public readings and afternoon book club meetings and craft talks.

Featured authors include Joy Castro, Brook McClurg (at events March 28, April 3 and 4) and Annie Wenstrup (April 11, 17 and 18). UAF alumni Sean Enfield, Zack Medlin and H. Warren also will participate jointly (Feb. 14, 20 and 21).

The series, established in the early 1970s, is sponsored by the UAF Department of English. The events are open to the public and can be attended in person or online. Organizers ask for "pay-what-you-can" donations at the door for the Solstice Poetry Cycle, but all other events are free.

Below is the full schedule for the spring 2025 semester:

Jan. 30 - Solstice Poetry Cycle, 7 p.m., Salisbury Theatre

Feb. 14 - Book club: Sean Enfield, Zack Medlin and H. Warren, 3 p.m., Student Success Center, Rasmuson Library

Feb. 20 - Public reading: Enfield, Medlin and Warren,7 p.m., UA Museum of the North

Feb. 21 - Craft talk: Enfield, Medlin and Warren, 3 p.m., Student Success Center, Rasmuson Library

March 28 - Book club: Brook McClurg, 3 p.m., Student Success Center, Rasmuson Library

April 3 - Public reading: Joy Castro and Brook McClurg, 7 p.m., UA Museum of the North

April 4 - Craft talk: Castro and McClurg, 3 p.m., Student Success Center, Rasmuson Library

April 11 - Book club: Annie Wenstrup, 3 p.m., Student Success Center, Rasmuson Library

April 17 - Public reading: Wenstrup, 7 p.m., UA Museum of the North

April 18 - Craft talk: Wenstrup,3 p.m., Student Success Center, Rasmuson Library

For more information, visit the Midnight Visiting Writers Series website.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Daryl Farmer, program director and professor of English, [email protected]

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