Antonya Nelson

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2/15/10

Short-Story Author Antonya Nelson In St. Lawrence Writers Series

CANTON - Antonya Nelson, among the most critically acclaimed short-story writers in the U.S., will speak and read from recent work in an appearance at St. Lawrence University on Thursday, February 25, at 8 p.m. in the Common Room of Sykes Residence Hall. The event, part of the St. Lawrence Writers Series, is open to the public, free of charge.

Nelson is the author of the author of six short-story collections and three novels. Her work has appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and her books have been New York Times Notable Books of 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. In 1999, The New Yorker named Nelson "one of the 20 young fiction writers for the new millennium." She is the recipient of the 2003 Rea Award for Short Fiction, as well as NEA and Guggenheim Fellowships. Nelson teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program, as well as the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program.

For more information, contact the English department at 315-229-5125.

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