Author Reading: Kevin Powers and Daniel Khalastchi

Join us for an evening with authors Kevin Powers and Daniel Khalastchi as they read selections of their work. This event is co-sponsored with the Michener Center for Writers. A reception will follow the program. This event is co-sponsored with the Michener Center for Writers.

Kevin Powers was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Since publishing his first novel in 2012, his books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He has been a finalist for the National Book Award and a recipient of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Guardian First Book Award, the Prix littéraire du Monde prix étranger, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine, among other recognitions. He was a James A. Michener Fellow in Poetry at the University of Texas at Austin from 2009-2012 and later held a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction. A U.S. Army veteran of the war in Iraq, Kevin now lives on Florida’s First Coast with his family.

Daniel Khalastchi is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the author of four acclaimed books of poetry. His most recent collection, The Story of Your Obstinate Survival, received the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry and was longlisted for the PEN/Volecker Award for Poetry. He lives in Iowa City where he is the executive director of the University of Iowa’s Office of Writing and Communication. He is the cofounder and managing editor of Rescue Press.

Please have your reservation confirmation ready upon entering. A reservation does not guarantee a seat. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance. Doors to our theater will open approximately 30 minutes before the event begins. No food or beverages are allowed inside our theater or gallery space.

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Host or Publisher Harry Ransom Center