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An Evening with Sarah Gailey
Book Talk: Fit For The Gods
Fri, Feb 21 2024 7 - 8 pm
Live on Zoom
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This Year's Rider's Read Selection is Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined. Sarah Gailey is the author of "Wild to Covet," one of the selections in the anthology, a rewriting of the myth of Thetis, mother of Achilles. Join us for a Zoom-only presentation on February 21 at 7 pm to hear about their writing inspirations. In addition, they will conduct a special workshop just for students at 3:30 pm that same day (ask your English professor for more details).
This FREE event will be live-streamed over Zoom.
Live-Stream (7 pm - 8:00 pm)
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About the Author
Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award Winning and Bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally. Their fiction has been published in over seven different languages. Their most recent novel, Just Like Home, and most recent original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Know Your Station are available now. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com.
An Evening with Julie Swarstad Johnson
Poetry Workshop, Book Reading, & Open Mic
Fri, Apr 25 2024 11 am - 3 pm
Verde Valley Campus
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Registration begins Mar 24
About the Author
Julie Swarstad Johnson is the author of Pennsylvania Furnace (2019), editor's choice selection for the Unicorn Press first book series, and co-editor of Beyond Earth's Edge: The Poetry of Spaceflight (University of Arizona Press, 2020). She has served as Poet in Residence at Lowell Observatory and at Gettysburg National Military Park, which led to the chapbook Orchard Light (Seven Kitchens Press, 2020). In March 2024, she will be part of Imagination 1, a simulated lunar mission with an all-artist crew. She lives in Tucson and works as an archivist and librarian at the University of Arizona Poetry Center.
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