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Lions In Winter Literary Festival Archives

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  • 2020: Joy Harjo by NEA Big Read/Lions In Winter Festival

    2020: Joy Harjo

    NEA Big Read/Lions In Winter Festival

    National Endowment for the Arts: Big Read - A Conversation with Joy Harjo

    Join Joy Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation and current U.S. poet laureate, in a virtual conversation, as she reads works from her latest book An American Sunrise: Poems and has a moderated Q+A discussion.

    Part of the Lions in Winter festival sponsored by the EIU Department of English Co-sponsored by Broward County Library, Florida; Broward Public Library Foundation Inc.; and Florida Center for the Book Free and open to the public.

    In 2019, Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is an internationally known award-winning poet, writer, performer, and saxophone player of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation.

  • 2020: Brandon Hobson by Lions In Winter Festival

    2020: Brandon Hobson

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Brandon Hobson is the author of the novel Where the Dead Sit Talking, which was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction. He has won a Pushcart Prize, and his work has appeared in magazines such as The Believer, The Paris Review Daily, Conjunctions, NOON, Post Road, Narrative Magazine, Puerto del Sol, and in many other places. Brandon earned a PhD in Creative Writing from Oklahoma State University, is currently an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at New Mexico State University and a Writing Mentor at the Institute of American Indian Arts. He is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation Tribe of Oklahoma.

    Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a startling, authentically voiced and lyrically written Native American coming-of-age story. His next novel, The Removed, will be out in February 2021.

  • 2019: Barrie Jean Borich by Lions In Winter Festival

    2019: Barrie Jean Borich

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Barrie Jean Borich was one of the featured writers at the 2019 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2019: Lynnell Edwards by Lions In Winter Festival

    2019: Lynnell Edwards

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Lynnell Edwards was a featured writer at the 2019 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2019: Rion Almicar Scott by Lions In Winter Festival

    2019: Rion Almicar Scott

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Rion Almicar Scott was a featured writer at the 2019 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2018: CM Burroughs by Lions In Winter Festival

    2018: CM Burroughs

    Lions In Winter Festival

    CM Burroughs was a featured writer at the 2018 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2018: Rachael Hanel by Lions In Winter Festival

    2018: Rachael Hanel

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Rachael Hanel was a featured writer at the 2018 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2018: Vu Tran by Lions In Winter Festival

    2018: Vu Tran

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Vu Tran was a featured writer at the 2018 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2017: Dion Irving by Lions In Winter Festival

    2017: Dion Irving

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Dion Irving was a featured writer at the 2017 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2017: Erica Wright by Lions In Winter Festival

    2017: Erica Wright

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Erica Wright was a featured writer at the 2017 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2017: Gangstagrass by Lions In Winter Festival

    2017: Gangstagrass

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Bluegrass/rap artists Gangstagrass gave a performance and craft talk on writing rap lyrics at the 2017 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2017: James Davis May by Lions In Winter Festival

    2017: James Davis May

    Lions In Winter Festival

    James Davis May was a featured writer at the 2017 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2017: Janice Harrington by Lions In Winter Festival

    2017: Janice Harrington

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Janice Harrington was a featured writer at the 2017 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2017: Laura van den Berg by Lions In Winter Festival

    2017: Laura van den Berg

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Laura van den Berg was a featured writer at the 2017 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2016: Andrew Malan Milward by Lions In Winter Festival

    2016: Andrew Malan Milward

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Andrew Malan Milward was a featured writer at the 2016 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2016: Bradford Tice by Lions In Winter Festival

    2016: Bradford Tice

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Bradford Tice was a featured writer at the 2016 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2016: Editors Panel - BLUESTEM, QUIDDITY, and NINTH LETTER by Lions In Winter Festival

    2016: Editors Panel - BLUESTEM, QUIDDITY, and NINTH LETTER

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Editors of Bluestem, Quiddity, and Ninth Letter presented at the 2016 Editors Panel at the Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2016: Jane Spivey Gilchrist by Lions In Winter Festival

    2016: Jane Spivey Gilchrist

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Jane Spivey Gilchrist was a featured writer at the 2016 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2016: Moira Crone by Lions In Winter Festival

    2016: Moira Crone

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Moira Crone was a featured writer at the 2016 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2016: Wendy C. Ortiz by Lions In Winter Festival

    2016: Wendy C. Ortiz

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Wendy C. Ortiz was a featured writer at the 2016 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2015: David Tomas Martinez by Lions In Winter Festival

    2015: David Tomas Martinez

    Lions In Winter Festival

    David Tomas Martinez was a featured writer at the 2015 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2015: Editors Panel - BLUESTEM, HOBART, QUIDDITY, LUNA LUNA, and COSSACK REVIEW by Lions In Winter Festival

    2015: Editors Panel - BLUESTEM, HOBART, QUIDDITY, LUNA LUNA, and COSSACK REVIEW

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Editors of Bluestem, Hobart, Quiddity, Luna Luna, and Cossack Review at the 2015 Lions In Winter literary festival Editors Panel.

  • 2015: Edward Kelsey Moore by Lions In Winter Festival

    2015: Edward Kelsey Moore

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Edward Kelsey Moore was a featured writer at the 2015 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2015: Jessica Young by Lions In Winter Festival

    2015: Jessica Young

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Jessica Young was a featured writer at the 2015 Lions In Winter literary festival. She gave a craft talk and a children's book reading.

  • 2015: Julija Sukys by Lions In Winter Festival

    2015: Julija Sukys

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Julija Sukys was a featured writer at the 2015 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2015: Stephen Graham Jones by Lions In Winter Festival

    2015: Stephen Graham Jones

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Stephen Graham Jones gave the keynote and presented a Craft Talk at the 2015 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2014: Alissa Nutting by Lions In Winter Festival

    2014: Alissa Nutting

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Alissa Nutting was a featured writer at the 2014 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2014: Editors Panel - BLUESTEM, THE COSSACK REVIEW, CRAZYHORSE, CREAM CITY REVIEW, THE MISSOURI REVIEW, PANK, and QUIDDITY by Lions In Winter Festival

    2014: Editors Panel - BLUESTEM, THE COSSACK REVIEW, CRAZYHORSE, CREAM CITY REVIEW, THE MISSOURI REVIEW, PANK, and QUIDDITY

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Editors from Bluestem, The Cossack Review, Crazyhorse, Cream City Review, The Missouri Review, PANK, and Quiddity took part in the Editors Panel at the 2014 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2014: Jami Attenberg by Lions In Winter Festival

    2014: Jami Attenberg

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Jamie Attenberg was a featured writer at the 2014 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2014: Jason Koo by Lions In Winter Festival

    2014: Jason Koo

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Jason Koo was a featured writer at the 2014 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2014: Ryan Van Meter by Lions In Winter Festival

    2014: Ryan Van Meter

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Ryan Van Meter was a featured writer at the 2014 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2013: Eduardo C. Corral by Lions In Winter Festival

    2013: Eduardo C. Corral

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Eduardo C. Corral was a featured writer at the 2013 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2013: Randa Jarrar by Lions In Winter Festival

    2013: Randa Jarrar

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Randa Jarrar was a featured writer at the 2013 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2013: Tina May Hall by Lions In Winter Festival

    2013: Tina May Hall

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Tina May Hall was a featured writer at the 2013 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2012: Eliot Thompson by Lions In Winter Festival

    2012: Eliot Thompson

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Eliot Thompson was a featured writer at the 2012 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2012: Lania Knight by Lions In Winter Festival

    2012: Lania Knight

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Lania Knight was a featured writer at the 2012 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2012: Mary Maddox by Lions In Winter Festival

    2012: Mary Maddox

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Mary Maddox was a featured writer at the 2012 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2012: Maureen Stanton by Lions In Winter Festival

    2012: Maureen Stanton

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Maureen Stanton was a featured writer at the 2012 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2012: Megan Stielstra by Lions In Winter Festival

    2012: Megan Stielstra

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Megan Stielstra was a featured writer at the 2012 Lions In Winter literary festival.

  • 2012: Phillip Gallagher by Lions In Winter Festival

    2012: Phillip Gallagher

    Lions In Winter Festival

    Phillip Gallagher was a featured writer at the 2012 Lions In Winter literary festival.

 
 
 
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