Department of English
Neil O'Boyle Connelly, the author of two highly acclaimed young adult novels, will visit LSSU on Friday, October 4, 2013.
Jim Northrup, highly acclaimed Anishinaabe poet, performer, newspaper columnist, and novelist, will visit LSSU on Monday, February 3, 2014
Lake Superior State University Visiting Writer Series
The Department of English at Lake Superior State University created the new Visiting Writer Series to bring highly acclaimed literary authors and poets to the campus to raise awareness of LSSU’s expanding Creative Writing Program and bring together the community and college in a shared literary experience. Attendees have the opportunity to hear writers read their work, answer questions about their writing process, and sign books.
Neil O’Boyle Connelly, Friday, October 4th, 2013
12 pm, Master Class, Arts Center, LSSU campus
6-10 pm, Formal Reading and Reception: Crow's Nest, Cisler Center, LSSU Campus
Neil O'Boyle Connelly is the author of two highly-acclaimed young adult novels which examine the power of faith and the human desire for a savior: Saint Michael's Scales, which was a finalist for the 2002 Borders Original Voices series, and The Miracle Stealer, which received a stared review from Booklist. He is also the author of the literary novels Buddy Cooper Finds a Way, which Entertainment Weekly called “both comic and chilling,” and The Midlife Crisis of Commander Invincible, which will be published by LSU Press in fall 2013. Connelly earned his MFA degree in creative writing at McNeese State University where he studied under Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler. Connelly’s short story "The Adventures of Ultimate Man" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. In 2006, Oxford American included him in a list of prominent novelists of the Southern United States. Having since returned to his Pennsylvania roots, Connelly is now an Assistant Professor of English at Shippensburg University.
Jim Northrup, Monday, February 3, 2014
Afternoon, Master Class, LSSU campus
6-10 pm, Formal Reading and Reception: Crow's Nest, Cisler Center, LSSU Campus
Jim Northrup is an Anishinaabe poet, performer, newspaper columnist, and novelist from the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation in Minnesota. He is the author of the autobiographical books Walking the Rez Road , which was awarded a Minnesota Book Award and a Northeast Minnesota Book Award, Rez Road Follies, and the soon-to-be-released Rez Salute. He has also written two books of poetry: Three more: poems and Days of Obsidian, Days of Grace. Northrup's regular newspaper column, the “Fond du Lac Follies,” is syndicated through several Native American papers, including The Circle, The Native American Press and News from Indian Country and has won many awards including the Native American Journalists Association award for Best Column. Northrup has been a roster artist for the COMPAS Writer in the Schools Program, a Mentor in the Loft Inroads Program, a Judge for the Lake Superior Contemporary Writers Series and The Jerome Fellowship, and a Member of the Minnesota State Arts Board Prose Panel. Northrup also has given radio commentaries on the Superior Radio Network, National Public Radio, and BBC-Scotland. Northrup recently received the 2012 George Morrison Artist Award to recognize his significant contributions to the arts.
Previous Visiting Writers
Helen Frost, February 11, 2013
Helen Frost, the award-winning author of seven novels-in-poems, whose writing has been said to “feel like wisps of thought rising, drifting, and weaving a dance,” visited Lake Superior State University on Monday, February 11, 2013 to present a poetry reading and master class.
Nikki Finney, October 4, 2012
Nikky Finney, winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Poetry for Head Off & Split, and known as one of the most eloquent, fearless and necessary poets in America, visited Lake Superior State University on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, to present a reading and master class. Read more here.
Jaimy Gordon, February 20, 2012
A capacity crowd in Lake Superior State University's Crow's Nest recently listened to Jaimy Gordon, winner of the 2010 National Book Award, discuss her novel Lord of Misrule on Feb 20, 2012. Gordon was inaugural speaker for our new Visiting Writer Series, which brings highly acclaimed literary authors and poets to the campus to raise awareness of LSSU's expanding creative writing program and to serve as an outreach for the community. Check back soon for more information about future visiting writers, as we plan and schedule their visits for this and future semesters. These programs are free to students of all majors, as well as community members, and everyone is invited to attend!
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