“Arts and Letters” showcases writers

An upcoming reading hosted by “Arts and Letters,” the university’s international journal of contemporary culture, will give students who are interested in great works of literature a chance to listen to two established writers read from their works.
Much like the “Peacock’s Feet,” this magazine features selected works by professional writers. Four professional writers will attend this reception. Two of the guest writers who will read are Gerald Stern, winner of the National Book Award in Poetry, and Brett Lott, author of the best-selling novel, “Jewel” (which was selected as a book for Oprah’s Book Club).
Also attending will be the winners of this year’s “Arts and Letters” prizes in fiction and poetry. Judges sift through numerous submissions from across the country and choose the winners for fiction, poetry and drama categories. This year, the judges are Stern and Lott.
The drama winner will be presented in the spring. The fiction winner for this year is Meghan Clay of Boston, for her short story “Metnal’s Girl,” her first published work of fiction. Clay has previously written non-fiction works for several magazines.
The poetry winner is Max Garland from Kentucky, who submitted “The Pigs Hold Up the Dawn” and “Goldfinches.” Garland has had several pieces published, and has received many awards for his work. Each winner will receive $1,000 and will be published in “Arts and Letters.”
GC&SU’s Fuller E. Callaway/Flannery O’Connor Chair in Creative Writing Dr. Martin Lammon said the event will give students the chance to hear two very prominent authors read from their works.
“I think that,given our liberal arts mission, the chance for students to have access to these kinds of writers is a big part of why students come here, instead of somewhere else,” he said. “To hear authors like Brett Lott and Gerald Stern, to hear them read from their works, not just read them in books, but live, in person — you don’t have to be an English major to love good books”.
The reception will start at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, and the reading by Lott and Stern will begin at 7:30 p.m. The cost for the reception is $5 dollars for students and $15 dollars for non-students. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the English department or at the door.

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