Midnight Sun Visiting Writers reading Sept. 30
September 23, 2011
The next reading in the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series will feature Johnny Payne. dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and James Engelhardt, UA Press acquisitions editor. The reading will take place at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, in
the Wood Center Ballroom, and is free and open to the public.
Every year, the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series brings a number of writers of
national significance to Alaska. Through readings, lectures, and individual meetings
with local aspiring authors, poets and playwrights, these gifted and unique writers
engage in a crucial artistic and cultural exchange.
The Visiting Writers Series is supported by the University of Alaska Foundation, a
grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts,
UAF College of Liberal Arts, and UA President's Special Projects Fund.
For more information about the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series, contact Edward
Kim at ejkim2@alaska.edu or 474-5398.