When walking into Mary Helen Specht’s office, the very first thing to see is a purple rhinoceros on the head of an iridescent man wearing a Shakespearean collar. She will explain that she is working on her first novel, and it will explore the lives…

The Literary Arts Festival will take place at St. Edward's University starting Thursday evening with the Visiting Writers' Series and continuing until the release of the Open Ear of the Universe journal and Michael Yang reading Saturday evening. This event is free and open to…

March 29, 7:30 p.m. | Maloney Room, Main Building

The School of Humanities was proud to introduce Naomi Shihab Nye to our community when she visited last in the fall semester of 2006. In a partnership with BookPeople, the Visiting Writers Series will host Nye again to read and sign her newest collection of…

The Visiting Writers Series Presents a Reading by Oscar Casares, Thursday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., Maloney Room, Main Building

The Visiting Writers Series will begin by featuring our own faculty members, Carrie Fountain and Doug Dorst. Both have published books this year. The celebration of their success will be held on Monday, September 13, at 7 p.m., on the Main Building Lawn. Listen to…