Novelist Melanie Rae Thon to Read as Part of UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series
March 6, 2002 - Filed under: Uncategorized
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Melanie Rae Thon will read from her fiction on Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium, as part of this year’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series at The University of Alabama. The event is free and open to the public.
Thon’s most recent novel is “Sweet Hearts.” She is also author of the novels “Meteors in August” and “Iona Moon,” as well as the story collections “First, Body” and “Girls in the Grass.” Thon was included on Granta’s list of 20 “Best Young American Novelists” in 1996.
She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. Originally from Montana, she has taught at Emerson College, Syracuse University, University of Massachusetts, and The Ohio State University. She currently teaches at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series is made possible by an endowment from the Bankhead Foundation, the UA Program in Creative Writing, the department of English, and the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, please contact the creative writing program at 205/348-0766.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Linda Hill, Office of Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Amanda Page, 205/348-2394