Bestselling author Julianna Baggott will read from her poetry on Thursday, April 4, at 8 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn. The reading is free, open to the public and sponsored by Hamilton’s Creative Writing department.

A poetry review by creative writing major Nick Geisler ’14 was published in the spring issue of Boxcar Poetry Review. “Greg Alan Brownderville’s Gust” appears in the online journal’s “Reviews & Responses” section.

As February drew to a close, Hamilton welcomed a variety of prestigious authors in celebration of International Writers Week (Feb. 26 – March 2). A book fair, held in the Taylor Science Center on March 2, showcased works suggested by faculty, as well as pieces from the authors who gave presentations. The featured writers were A. S. Byatt, Kamila Shamsie ’94 and Ishion Hutchinson.

Hamilton College will host an International Writers Week, featuring readings by award-winning contemporary international novelist A.S. Byatt, poet Ishion Hutchinson, and novelist Kamila Shamsie ’94, on Feb. 26 – March 2. All the events are free and open to the public.

Poet Martha Rhodes read from her work as part of the Spring 2013 Reading Series on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn. The reading is free and open to the public.

Professor of English and Creative Writing Doran Larson was an invited speaker and panelist at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Conference on Accompaniment and the Criminal Justice System in Chicago, Jan. 2-4.

Two poems by Marty Cain ’13 were accepted by [PANK] Magazine and are slated to appear in the March 2013 online issue, including audio recordings of Cain reading the poems. The magazine will also be publishing an interview with Cain on its website.

Professor of English and Creative Writing Doran Larson was an invited speaker and panelist at several recent conferences.

Naomi Guttman, professor of English and creative writing, has recently published several poems from the manuscript, "The Banquet of Donny and Ari." Two poems were published in Cincinnati Review, Issue 9.2, and another appeared in Chirograph, The Toronto Review of Books' blog.

Hamilton alumnus and 2012 honorary degree recipient Peter Cameron ’82 returned to the Hill on Nov. 7. He read excerpts from his 2012 novel Coral Glynn and a new short story. Cameron is a critically acclaimed fiction author who has six published novels.