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Louise Erdrich

Monday, May 12, 2008, 7:30 PM

Louise Erdrich is the acclaimed author of eleven novels, volumes of poetry, children's books, and a memoir, which have led to a Pushcart, Guggenheim, O. Henry, and other laurels. Love Medicine won the National Book Critics Circle Award and other prizes. Love Medicine eventually became the first novel in a series that includes The Beet Queen, Tracks, The Bingo Palace, Tales of Burning Love, The Antelope Wife, and Four Souls. Other recent works are The Master Butchers Singing Club and The Painted Drum. 

The Plague of Doves, will be released in April 2008.  Read More

in partnership with the Arts & Letters Live Distinguished Writers Series

Writers in the Schools
(WITS)

Student in a WITS class

North Texas Writers in the Schools (WITS) and Writers in Neighborhoods (WIN) send writers to work closely with young people in 50-80 community and school programs each year. Sharing their passion for reading and writing, writers awaken each student’s imagination to the potential of language and self-expression. Read More


 

CAMP

Writers' Community and Mentorship Project

Writers' Community and Mentorship Project (CAMP) is a non-credit creative writing program founded by the 2003-04 Texas Poet Laureate, Jack Myers, to cultivate local literary talent. CAMP offers a unique combination of structure and flexibility for writers who want intensive study in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or playwriting, but who may not have the time or money to pursue a fine arts degree.
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To foster the education and development of readers, writers, and audiences, by putting them in touch with quality literature, each other, and the communities in which they live.