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Writer's Voice
What is Writer's Voice?
Writer’s Voice is California State University, Chico’s literary arts reading series. Funded by contributions from alumni and friends, the Department of English, and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, Writer’s Voice introduces contemporary writers to citizens of the North Valley. All readings are free and open to the public.
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Spring 2019 Series
Jamel Brinkley • Fiction • Friday, February 8, 3:00 p.m. • Zingg Recital Hall
Graduate Writers Workshop • Fiction, Creative Nonfiction & Poetry • Thursday, February 21, 7:30 p.m. • PAC 134
Mai Der Vang • Poetry • Thursday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. • Zingg Recital Hall
Rob Davidson • Fiction • Thursday, April 4, 7:30 p.m. • Zingg Recital Hall
José Antonio Rodríguez • Poetry & Creative Nonfiction • Thursday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. • Zingg Recital Hall
Past Events
Select past Writer’s Voice events have been recorded and are available online.
- List of Previous Speakers
Fall 2018
- Michelle Tea - Poetry
- Lynn Freed - Nonfiction
Spring 2018
- Sasha Pimentel - Poetry
- Beth Spencer - Poetry
- Ryan Van Meter - Nonfiction
- Luke Davies - Poetry/Fiction
Fall 2017
- Graduate Student Reading - Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction
- Naomi Williams - Fiction
- Mary Troy - Fiction
- Rob Davidson - Fiction
Spring 2017
- Neal Snidow - Fiction
Fall 2016
- Graduate Student Reading - Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction
- Martha Collins - Poetry
Spring 2016
- Louis B. Jones - Fiction
- Sean Hill - Poetry
Fall 2015
- Christian Kiefer - Fiction
- George Keithley - Fiction
Spring 2015
- Carole Simmons Oles - Poetry
- Chris Cokinos - Creative Nonfiction
- Dimitri Keriotis - Fiction
- Gary Thompson - Poetry and Fiction
- Matthew Frank - Creative Nonfiction
- Steve Gutierrez - Poetry and Fiction
Fall 2014
- Joan Frank - Fiction & Nonfiction
- Wendy C. Ortiz - Memoir
- Doug Rice - Fiction & Nonfiction
Spring 2014
- Joanne Harris Allred - Poetry
- Dr. Daryl Farmer - Nonfiction
- Brian Turner - Poetry & Memoir
Fall 2013
- Brenda Hillman - Poetry
- Jon Raymond - Fiction
- Peggy Shumaker - Poetry
Spring 2013
- Martha Collins - Poetry
- Henry Hughes - Poetry
- Patricia Ann McNair - Fiction
Fall 2012
- Fred Arroyo - Fiction
- Nick Flynn - Poetry & Memoir
- Rae Gouirand - Poetry
- Andrew Lam - Fiction
- Martin Puchner
Spring 2012
- Camille T. Dungy - Poetry
- Steven Edwards - Nonfiction
- Troy Jollimore - Poetry
Fall 2011
- Jeanne Clark - Poetry
Spring 2011
- Laleh Khadivi - Fiction
- Sally McNall - Poetry
- Carol Sklenicka - Fiction & Biography
- Rob Magnuson Smith - Fiction
Related Events
Guest Lecture
The Romance of Elsewhere
Lynn Freed, author
Thursday, November 1
7:30 p.m.
Zingg Recital Hall | Arts and Humanities Building
Lynn Freed’s most recent book is The Romance of Elsewhere (2017), a collection of essays reflecting on travel, identity, language, and literature. The author of 10 books, Freed was awarded the inaugural Katherine Anne Porter Award in fiction by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2002. She has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Guggenheim Foundation.