Author talks and readings from some of the strongest voices in contemporary literature
Every year, the Distinguished Visiting Writer Series brings nationally and internationally recognized authors to the Phoenix metropolitan area for talks and readings, connecting local communities with the national scene.
Events take place throughout the Valley and are open to the public and free unless otherwise noted.
To learn more about the series, you can select a visiting writer event from the list below. For more events, you can view all upcoming events.
Join the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and New York Times Bestselling author Jim Butcher for a talk about the fundamentals of writing on Friday, October 9, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mountain time (8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on Zoom.
"Africanfuturism is concerned with visions of the future, is interested in technology, leaves the earth, skews optimistic, is centered on and predominantly written by people of African descent (black people) and it is rooted first and foremost in Africa. It's less concerned with "what could have been" and more concerned with "what is and can/will be". It acknowledges, grapples with and carries "what has been"."
Join the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and Burton Barr Central Library for a reading and talk with Carmen Maria Machado on Friday, November 13, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Arizona time on Zoom.
Machado will also be teaching a workshop, Stories That Stand Still. More details about the class will be announced soon.
