[CW-Grad] FW: UCR professors selected as "top writers in LA"

[Robin Russin]

Cograts, Chris!! 

Not news to us, obviously--!

Robin


On Jan 10, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Bryan Bradford wrote:

Professor Chris Abani was among eleven writers selected by The Root as the top writers in LA, along with new Visiting Assistant Professor Lisa Teasley and former UCR prof Percival Everett.  The article is "Los Angeles' Black Literary Giants."

http://www.theroot.com/multimedia/writing-and-about-la-la-land

















 

Please see attached the flyer for more details.
 
Reza Aslan and Hooman Majd: A
Conversation about Politics and Culture in Iran Today

 
 
 
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 
 
6:30 PM
 
INTS 1128
 
Open
to the UCR Campus Community
 
 
 
Iranian-American
authors Hooman Majd (The Ayatollah Begs to Differ) and Reza Aslan (Tablet
& Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East; No god but
God) will join Prof. Tom Lutz to discuss their unique and fascinating
perspectives on the state of politics and culture in contemporary Iran.
 
 
 
 
 
Best,
 
 
 
Bryan Bradford
 
MFA Coordinator
 
Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
 
University of California, Riverside
 
900 University Ave
 
3014 INTN Building
 
Riverside, CA 92521
 
Phone:  (951) 827-5568
 
Fax:    (951) 827-3619
 
 
 




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