River Readings
River Readings: John Holman
Novelist, short-story writer and essayist John Holman will read from his work. He teaches writing and directs the creative writing program at Georgia State University.
Holman has published in many magazines and journals including The New Yorker, Oxford American, Paste, and the Mississippi Review. He is a recipient of the prestigious Whiting Writers Award.
He received a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, an M.A. in English from North Carolina Central University, and a Ph.D. in English and creative writing from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Holman has taught at several institutions, including North Carolina Central, St. Augustine’s College, and the University of South Florida. He currently teaches writing and directs the Creative Writing Program at Georgia State University.
The River Readings series is sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, the Institute for Leadership and Service, the Thomas Tredway Library and the English Department.
The River Readings at Augustana
The River Readings series at Augustana brings literary artists to campus each year from around the country.
River Readings: Allison Seay
Allison Seay will read from her poetry as part of the River Readings series.
Seay earned an master of fine arts in poetry from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2005.
She is the author of "To See the Queen," winner of the 2012 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry. She has published poems in Harvard Review, Mississippi Review, Poetry, and other journals, and is the recipient of fellowships from the Ruth Lilly Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.
The River Readings series is sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, the Institute for Leadership and Service, the Thomas Tredway Library and the English Department.