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Poet, essayist, and cultural critic, Hanif Abdurraquib will give this year's Armando Montaño Memorial Lecture which has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 4, 7 p.m. In our occasional series, this group of Grinnell College alumni share the experiences they’ve faced as writers and women of color in competitive, exciting, and sometimes hostile professional environments.

Please join Charles Baxter in conversation with Writers @ Grinnell director, Dean Bakopoulos to celebrate the release of his new book, "The Sun Collective", on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Acclaimed short story masters Danielle V. Evans and Laura van den Berg share work from their new collections, followed by a conversation on the craft of short fiction with Dean Bakopoulos.

Authors and activists Reginald Dwayne Betts and Kiese Makeba Laymon discuss their newest works and discuss the intersection between creativity and justice. Moderated by Dean Bakopoulos.

Poets and pals Ada Limón and Jennifer L. Knox read from their award-winning work and share a public conversation, moderated by Dean Bakopoulos.

Writers @ Grinnell director Dean Bakopoulos interviews his sister, novelist and essayist Natalie Bakopoulos, author of the acclaimed new novel, Scorpionfish (Tin House, 2020).

Join us for a virtual event celebrating the publication of two recent books of poetry by acclaimed authors: “Republican Fathers” (Nine Mile Books) by Ralph James Savarese and “Old Horse, What Is to be Done?”(Tiger Bark Press) by Stephen Kuusisto.

Join award-winning poets Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil for a reading from their works and conversation with Writers@Grinnell Director Dean Bakopoulos.

Join internationally renowned poet and performance artist, jessica Care moore, Writers@Grinnell, Virtual Artist-in-Residence 2020-21, for a reading from her work and discussion. Moderated by Professor Lakesia Johnson.