The Missouri Valley Reading Series

Spring 99

Schedule of Fiction and Poetry Readings

Rebecca Lee
FEBRUARY 4, 7:30 PM
Art Gallery, Del & Lou Ann Weber
Fine Arts Building, UNO

Rebecca Lee is a celebrated fiction writer and the winner of the Rona
Jaffe Award for Fiction. In addition to her many other publications, her
short story "The Banks of Vistula," was published in The Atlantic
Monthly and was later performed on National Public Radio's "Selected
Shorts." She  teaches creative writing at the University of North
Carolina—Wilmington.

New Voices
FEBRUARY 11, 7:30 PM
Borders Books & Music, 72nd & Dodge, Omaha

Come celebrate Valentine's Day with the poets and writers from the
creative writing programs at UNO and Creighton, a great favorite with
audiences and an exciting example of Omaha's rich literary life.

James McKean
FEBRUARY 18, 7:30 PM
Art Gallery, Del & Lou Ann Weber
Fine Arts Building, UNO

Poet James McKean is the author of _The Tree of Heaven_, winner of the
1995 Iowa Poetry Prize.



Michael Heffernan
MARCH 4, 5:45 PM
Room 104, Skutt Student Center
Creighton University

Poet Michael Heffernan
Celebrated poet Michael Heffernan is the author of several collections,
including_To the Wreckers of Havoc_, _The Cry of Oliver Hardy_, and _Love's
Answer_, winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize. He teaches creative writing at
the University of Arkansas--Fayetteville.

Richard Dooling
MARCH 25, 7:30 PM
Union Pacific Room, Reinert Library
Creighton University

A great favorite with Omaha audiences, novelist and National Book Award
finalist  Richard Dooling will read from his latest book, Brainstorm, a
courtroom drama, an edge-of-your-seat thriller, and a thoughtful
examination of the complexities of hate crime.  Dooling is also the
author of Critical Care, White Man's Grave, and Blue Streak.

New Voices
APRIL 1, 7:30 PM
Borders Books & Music, 72nd & Dodge, Omaha

Some of the best up-and-coming writers in Omaha, from the Creighton and
UNO creative writing programs. Come out to celebrate April Fool's Day
and sample some of Omaha's rich literary heritage.

Betsy Sholl
APRIL 8, 7:30 PM
Art Gallery, Del & Lou Ann Weber
Fine Arts Building, UNO

Poet Betsy Sholl is the author of Changing Faces, Appalachian Winter,
Rooms Overhead, and The Red Line, which won the 1991 Associated Writing
Programs Award for Poetry. Her most recent collection is entitled Don't
Explain and won the 1997 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, selected by Rita
Dove.

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For further information on the Missourin Valley Reading Series contact: Dr. Brent Spencer, English Department, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178 Phone: (402)280-2192 , email: spencr@creighton.edu

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