The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series brings emerging as well as internationally renowned writers to the University of Alabama campus to read from their work. Past visiting writers include Charles Simic, Alice McDermott, Kevin Young, Andre Dubus, Robert Pinsky, Alice Walker, Bei Dao and George Saunders, among others.
The 2008-09 schedule of Bankhead readings is listed below. Contact Joel Brouwer (joel.brouwer@ua.edu) or Steven Kowalski (cwfifi@bama.ua.edu) for more information.
FALL 2008
8/28/08
Rikki Ducornet
Bama Theater
7:30 pm
9/9/08
In partnership with Creative Campus
Norman Fischer
Bama Theater
7:30pm
9/25/08
Barry Hannah
Bama Theater
7:30pm
10/24/08
Aaron Kunin
Smith Hall 205
8pm
11/06/08
Rodney Jones
Smith Hall Gallery
7:30pm
11/20/08
Ilya Kaminsky
Bama Theater
7:30pm
12/04/08
Angela Ball and Rick Campbell
Bama Theater
7:30pm
SPRING 2009
2/5/09
Claudia Rankine
Bama Theater
7:30pm
2/26/09
Jean Thompson
Bama Theater
7:30pm
3/12/09
Lydia Millet
Bama Theater
7:30pm
4/2/09
Jimmy Santiago Baca
Bama Theater
7:30pm
4/16/09
Paul Maliszewski and Sandi Wisenberg
TBA
7:30pm