UF grad students to host four authors November 13-14

The 2015 Florida Writers Festival will feature Denis Johnson, Averill Curdy, Joy Williams and Charles Simic.

The festival is presented by the 2016 class of MFA@FLA, the Creative Writing Program of the Department of English, University of Florida, and sponsored by The Center for Women’s Studies & Gender Research. The authors will read from their works and hold informal talks.

The festival is free and open to the public. All events will take place in the Ustler Hall Atrium.

SCHEDULE OF FLORIDA WRITERS FESTIVAL EVENTS:

DENIS JOHNSON & AVERILL CURDY

Readings 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13

DENIS JOHNSON, AVERILL CURDY, JOY WILLIAMS & CHARLES SIMIC

Craft Talks 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14

JOY WILLIAMS & CHARLES SIMIC


Readings 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14

The 2015 Florida Writers Festival is made possible by generous donations from Terry and Dorothy Smiljanich and the Office of the Provost of the University of Florida.

For further information, please contact Eileen Rush at rrush1378@ufl.edu. For general MFA@FLA program information, visit www.english.ufl.edu/crw/. For the latest in specific festival information, please go to http://www.english.ufl.edu/events.html.