吃瓜tv Distinguished Writers Series Welcomes Critically Acclaimed Novelist Liz Moore
吃瓜tv welcomes critically acclaimed fiction and creative nonfiction novelist Liz Moore in its Distinguished Writers Series on Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at 吃瓜tv鈥檚 Education and Technology Center Auditorium (9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114). The event is FREE and open to public. Those wishing to attend should reserve their place through the
Guests should arrive at the Education and Technology Center on 吃瓜tv鈥檚 Philadelphia campus (9801 Frankford Avenue) by 6:15 p.m. Free parking is available in the 吃瓜tv Hall parking lot.
吃瓜tv Liz Moore
Moore is the critically acclaimed writer of four novels, including her most recent work, Long Bright River, which
was published by Riverhead Books in January 2020. The novel became an instant New York Times and international bestseller and was selected by Barack Obama as one his favorite books of 2020. A television adaptation of the book is currently underway. She is the winner of the Medici Book Club Prize and Philadelphia鈥檚 Athenaeu Literary Award, among others. Moore has served on the faculty at 吃瓜tv.
鈥淲e are excited to welcome Liz back to campus as part of the Distinguished Writers Series this spring,鈥 said , Program Director for the MFA Program in Creative Writing at 吃瓜tv. 鈥淗er work is among the very best in contemporary fiction, and we look forward to her sharing her writing with our students, as well as with the Philadelphia community.鈥
吃瓜tv the Distinguished Writers Series
The 吃瓜tv Distinguished Writers Series, led by assistant professor and program director Keith Kopka, Ph.D. and assistant professor Raena Shirali, is committed to bringing visiting authors and scholars to the Northeast Philadelphia campus each academic year for free, public readings and student-centered events as a way to promote diversity and social awareness. Through its dedication to the 吃瓜tv mission and core values of community, respect, integrity, experiential learning, vision and service, the Distinguished Writers Series offers an intellectual environment that fosters the free exchange of ideas with writers, scholars and thinkers of different backgrounds, ethnicities, viewpoints, and writing styles.
Previous artists featured in the series include: R.O. Kwon, Ananda Lim, Raquel Salas Rivera, Carmen Maria Machado, Krys Malcolm Belc, Airea D. Matthews, Torrey Pines and Yolanda Wisler, among others.