English Department Welcomes Mary Pauline Lowry (POSTPONED) [1]
UPDATE: This event has been postponed until September. Please visit the [2] website to learn more.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵÍø’s English department's Writers and Words Series is bringing [3] to you as they welcome author, [4], to campus Thursday, March 19.
Lowry is the author of The Roxy Letters which will be published this coming April. She has a Master of Fine Arts from [5] and is a regular contributor to [6]. Her work has also appeared in [7], [8], [9], and other publications.
Lowry’s upcoming novel, The Roxy Letters, was named by Good Morning America’s book club as [10]. They write, “Fans of "Bridget Jones’ Diary" or "Where’d You Go Bernadette" will love this laugh-out-loud novel. Roxy is a sometimes vegan, always broke artist with an ex living in her spare bedroom. She works at the deli counter of the original Whole Foods in Austin, Texas, and is outraged at the big-business changes taking place in her beloved hometown including activewear giant, Lululemon. Her fight against corporate activewear takeover turns into an adventure of heartwarming self-discovery.”
Lowry will be hosting a craft talk for Creative Writing students and faculty at 4:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., all are invited to join Lowry for a reading and Q&A session at the [11] in the second-floor atrium. A reception will be held prior to the reading beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Please contact Malia Collins at maliacollins@cwi.edu [12] with questions or to learn more.