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Anthony Doerr, Acclaimed Idaho Writer, to Read at University of Idaho April 26

Posted: Tuesday, April 17 MOSCOW, Idaho--- Novelist and essayist, Anthony Doerr, will read at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 26 at BookPeople of Moscow.  The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the reading. “Anthony Doerr is a familiar name to Idaho readers,” said Doug Heckman, University of Idaho MFA Creative Writing program director, “but we sometimes forget just how recognized Anthony has b...
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English | English, M.A.T. | Creative Writing, M.F.A. | News Release | Doug Heckman | Creative Writing, M.F.A.
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Poet and Translator Willis Barnstone to Read at BookPeople of Moscow, March 21

Posted: Thursday, March 8 By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s department of English presents Willis Barnstone, one of America's most prolific and highly regarded translators and poets, on Wednesday , March 21 at 7:30 p.m., at BookPeople in Moscow. In addition to the reading, Barnstone will be interviewed by award-winning poet and University of Idaho professor, Robert Wrigley. Th...
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English | Robert Wrigley | News Release
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University of Idaho’s Tenth Annual Native American Film Festival, March 22-24

Posted: Tuesday, March 6 By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – The tenth annual Sapatq’ayn Cinema, University of Idaho’s Native American Film Festival, is set for March 22-24 at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center, 508 S. Main St. in Moscow. This year's festival features diverse genres, including documentary, mockumentary, short feature and full-length feature films. “Today film is the most p...
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English | Janis Johnson | News Release | English
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Hot Buttered Popcorn and Informed Analysis

Posted: Tuesday, February 28 Written By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – If teachers were trying to build a curriculum that strengthened analytical skills, developed an eye for detail, and raised students’ awareness of cultural issues, their class might end up in front of the silver screen taking notes and scarfing popcorn. Or just taking notes. Students are drawn to film studies because they’re...
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Benjamin Percy, award-winning novelist, to read at University of Idaho Feb 16

Posted: Thursday, January 26 MOSCOW, Idaho – Whiting Award winner and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellow Benjamin Percy will read at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Law School Courtroom in the Menard Law Building on the University of Idaho campus. A book signing will follow the reading. “Benjamin has won awards for his short stories and his novels,” said Doug Heckman, University of Idaho MFA Creative...
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Mary Clearman Blew, acclaimed Idaho writer, to read at University of Idaho Jan. 19

Posted: Thursday, January 12 MOSCOW, Idaho – Award-winning writer and University of Idaho professor Mary Clearman Blew will read from her latest memoir, This Is Not the Ivy League on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Law School Courtroom at the Menard Law Building, 711 Rayburn St., in Moscow. A book signing will follow the reading. “While Mary has been widely recognized as one of our nation’s fines...
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