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ASU Writers Conference in Honor of Elmer Kelton, 2019

Featured writer: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -- This year's featured writer

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The English and Modern Languages Department invite you to attend the 23rd Annual ASU Writers Conference in Honor of Elmer Kelton, Thursday and Friday, February 21-22.

Please visit the Conference web page for information about this year's featured writer, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

This Research Guide highlights selected biographical information and books available in the Porter Henderson Library or other full text or media available through the web or our databases. Additional Information about this author can be found on her website

Library Display for the 22nd Annual Writer's Conference

Conference Schedule / Program

23rd Annual Writers Conference in Honor of Elmer Kelton
February 21-22, 2019

Thursday, February 21
C.J. Davidson Conference Center, Houston Harte University Center

9:30-10:45 a.m. Welcome: “A Conversation with Chitra Divakaruni”
10:45-11 a.m. Break
11 a.m.-12 p..m. Session One: Carol Reposa (poetry), Loretta Walker (poetry)
12-12:15 p.m. Special Presentation: High School Contest Winners
12:15-2 p.m. Lunch
2-3:15 p.m. Session Two: Drew Geyer (fiction), Jerry Craven (fiction), Terry Dalrymple (fiction)
3:30-4:45 p.m. Session Three: Ken Hada (poetry), Jeffrey DeLotto (nonfiction), Fazlur Rahman (fiction)
7:30-9 p.m. “An Evening with Chitra Divakaruni” 

Friday, February 22
Eldon Black Recital Hall, Carr Education-Fine Arts Building

9-9:50 a.m. Session Four: Logan Seidl (poetry), Dana Glossbrenner (fiction)
10-10:50 a.m. Session Five: Alan Berecka (poetry), Chuck Taylor (nonfiction)
11 a..m.-12 p.m. Session Six: Paul Bowers (poetry), Mark Mellon (fiction)
12-2 p.m. Lunch
2-3:15 p.m. Session Seven: Charlotte Renk (poetry), Victoria Phillips (poetry), Claire Phillips-Latham (poetry)
3:15-3:30-2 p.m. Break
2-3:15 p.m. Session Eight: Tom Murphy (poetry), John Schulze (fiction), Terri Tucker (nonfiction)

FMI visit the Writers Conference web site or call (325) 486-6142

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