Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Series
An Evening with Annie Proulx
Monday, 15 Sep 2003 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Annie Proulx became the first woman to win the PEN/Faulkner book award, for her debut novel Postcards. The following year she won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her novel The Shipping News, which was made into a film featuring actor Kevin Spacey. She published collection of short stories, Heart Songs, a collections of short stories and essays, Close Range, Wyoming Stories, and the novels Accordion Crimesand That Old Ace in the Hole. Annie Proulx is a contributor to many anthologies and periodicals including Best American Short Stories 1997, The New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune. Distinguished Professor of English Mary Swander will interview Annie Proulx and lead a q & a with the audience following her reading.
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
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