Minnesota Writer

Cambridge Campus's Minnesota Writer program provides an opportunity for  students and community members to meet published authors from around the state and the area, to hear them read from their work and to talk about what it takes to become a "Minnesota author."  Through the years our speakers have included:

1988-89  Michael Dennis Browne, Poet
1989-90  James Lileks, Mystery writer & journalist
1990-91  Diane Glancy, Poet
1991-92  Lin Enger, Novelist & mystery writer
1992-93  Bill Holm, Poet & essayist
1993-94  Dutch Schoenecker, Novelist,
Lindsay Johnson, Children's writer,
Lori Ness, Romance writer
1994-95  Mary Rockcastle, Novelist
1995-96  Joyce Sutphen, Poet
1996-97  Faith Sullivan, Novelist
1997-98  Jon Hassler, Novelist
1998-99  Paul Gruchow, Essayist
1999-00  Robert Bly, Poet
2000-01  Paulette Bates Alden, Novelist
2001-02  Sarah Stonich, Novelist
2002-03  Barton Sutter, Essayist & poet
2003-04 (Spring)  Kate DiCamillo, Children's writer
2004-05 (Fall) Gail Feichtinger, John DeSanto, Gary Waller, true crime
2005-06  David Mura, Poet 
2006-07  Julie Schumacher, Young adult writer
2007-08  Garrison Keillor, Fiction
 Sue Leaf, History & nature
 William Durbin, Juvenile fiction
 Lorena Duarte, Poetry
2008 Kevin Kling, Humorist and Storyteller

Works by all of these authors are available for checkout in CCLibrary.  Watch for announcements for this year's Minnesota Writer Program and mark your calendars.  Whether you've always wanted to be a writer, have a favorite author you'd like to meet, or just like to be read to,  you won't want to miss it!
 

*Minnesota Writer is an annual event sponsored by the Cambridge Campus English Dept. and the Cambridge Campus Library.   It is designed to promote an awareness of the literary richness of our state and to encourage the development of Minnesota writers in East Central Minnesota.  Performance is free and open to the public!