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Psychogeography of the Borderlands with Francisco Cantú

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Location: 
Orpheum Theatre, 203 W Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85003
Type(s): 
Talk
Genre and Form(s): Creative Nonfiction
Cost: $8 individual; $20 for all 4 keynotes

About this Event

Writer and translator Francisco Cantú presents his talk, "Psychogeography of the Borderlands" on Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Orpheum Theatre (203 W Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85003) from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. as part of NonfictioNOW.

Tickets are $8 each or $20 for all 3 keynotes. All keynotes are included in conference registration.

To learn more about NonfictioNOW, visit their website at http://nonfictionow.org. 

About the Author

Photograph of Francisco Cantú

Francisco Cantú is a writer, translator, educator, and the author of The Line Becomes a River. From 2008 to 2012 he served as an agent for the United States Border Patrol in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. A former Fulbright fellow, he is also the recipient of a 2017 Whiting Award. His essays and translations have been featured on This American Life and in Best American Essays, Harper’s, Guernica, Orion, n+1 and Ploughshares. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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