Midnight Sun series presents a reading by Allen Gee
October 14, 2015
Novelist and essayist Allen Gee will read from his work at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, as
part of the annual Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the Department
of English at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Gee will read in the auditorium at the UAF Community and Technical College's campus
building, 604 Barnette St. The reading is free and open to the public.
Gee is a professor at Georgia College and editor of the journal Arts & Letters. His writings
include a recent novel, "The Iron Road," and an essay collection, "My Chinese-America,"
which was chosen for the Sante Fe Writers Project Literary Prize.
Gee’s presentation will kick off the annual Celebration of Writing held the following
day, Oct. 24, at the Noel Wien Library, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. The celebration is an
annual literacy event held for writers of all ages and experience levels.
Following Gee, the audience will be treated to the celebration's version of TED talks,
called CoW talks. These five-minute talks are given by community members, and topics
range from grammar to music.
CONTACT: Naomi Horne, nehorne@alaska.edu, 907-474-6464
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