This is Creative Non-Fiction Week at Columbia College. The theme of this year's festival is culture + identity. It features a number of national and internationally celebrated writers, including Bich Nguyen, Robert Boynton, Michael McColly, Lorraine Ali, Jamaica Kincaid, and many others. Go to http://www.colum.edu/cnfw/index.php for details.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
FACULTY READING featuring David Lazar & David Trinidad; Bryan Smith & Teresa Puente; John Schultz & Sam Weller
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash
MICHAEL McCOLLY READING AND CONVERSATION [The After-Death Room: Journey into Spiritual Activism]
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
CREATIVE NONFICTION PAYS -- Publishers and writers discuss landing freelance assignments. Featuring S.L. Wisenberg [freelance writer and teacher], Sam Jemielity [editor, playboy.com], JC Gabel [editor, Stop Smiling], and Jennifer Olvera [freelance writer]; Moderated by Jotham Burrello
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash
JAMAICA KINCAID READING AND CONVERSATION [My Brother, Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya]
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash