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The Fred Ewing Case & Lola Austin Case Writer-in-Residence

February 25, 2014


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MACOMB, IL – Author Christopher Hennessy has been named the Spring 2014 Fred Ewing Case and Lola Austin Case Writer-in-Residence at Â鶹´«Ã½ Illinois University.

Hennessy will be on campus Wednesday, March 5 and Thursday, March 6 for a variety of presentations and readings.

An hour-long interview and question and answer session with Hennessy will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Simpkins Hall, room 25. Hennessy will then read from his work, beginning at 7 p.m. March 6 on the second floor of the University Art Gallery.

Hennessy is the author of "Love-In-Idleness," which was a finalist for the Thom Gunn Award. His other works include, "Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire" and "Outside the Lines: Talking with Contemporary Gay Poets."

After earning a master of fine arts degree (MFA) from Emerson College, Hennessy moved on to become a Ph.D. candidate in English literature at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he was a teaching fellow. He currently teaches at Emerson College.

All of the Writer-in-Residence programs are open free to the public and are sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Department of English and Journalism and the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Fred Ewing Case and Lola Austin Case Writer-in-Residence supports bringing national writers of poetry and fiction to Â鶹´«Ã½ each year. The writers teach workshops and seminars for creative writing students and conduct readings of their work.


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