The Towson Literary Reading Series presents its fall schedule, starting Wed., Oct. 8, at 5 p.m. in the Towson Room of the Cook Library. The series kicks off with readings by poet Carol Quinn and essayist Andrew Reiner.
Carol Quinn received her doctorate from the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston, where she was the recipient of C. Glenn Cambor and Donald Barthelme Fellowships in Creative Writing. Her poetry has appeared in Pleiades, River Styx, The Cincinnati Review, Colorado Review, The American Literary Review, The National Poetry Review, and elsewhere. Her essays and reviews have appeared in The Emily Dickinson Journal, the American Book Review, The Missouri Review, and other journals. This is her fourth year as a lecturer at Towson.
Andrew Reiner teaches courses for Towson’s Department of English and for the Honors College. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing & Literature from the Bennington Writing Seminars at Bennington College, and he earned an M.S. from the Professional Writing program at Towson. He was a contributing writer for Baltimore magazine and the Baltimore City Paper and his short essays have appreared in the English journal and the Baltimore Sun. His area of interests include the personal essay and memoir, as well as young adult fiction.
Other dates, places and readings in the series include: Wed., Oct. 22, 7 p.m.. Lecture Hall 238: Kurt S. Olsson, poet and winner of the 2007-08 Towson Prize for Literature for his book WHAT KILLS WHAT KILLS US Wed., Oct. 29, 5 p.m., Severn Lounge, University Union: poet Chezia Thompson Cager and novelist Michael Kimball Thurs., Nov. 6, 6 p.m., Towson Room, Cook Library: novelist Diana Spechler Tues., Nov. 18, 3:30 p.m., Towson Room, Cook Library: novelist Elise Levine and poet Greg Mosson Wed., Dec. 3, 5 p.m., short story writer John Rowell and poet Katrina Vandenberg
For more information, please visit {http://www.towson.edu/cla/events} or contact Michael Downs in the Department of English at {mdowns@towson.edu}.
