Visiting Writers Series

Visiting Writers Series

The Visiting Writers Series brings emerging and established writers, poets, makers, and scholars to speak at Merrimack College.

Recent Visiting Writers have included:

  • Poet Laureate Ada Limón
  • Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
  • Pulitzer Prize-winner William Finnegan
  • Pulitzer Prize-winner Hisham Matar
  • National Book Award-winner Ha Jin
  • National Book Award-winner Martín Espada
  • American Book Award-winner Randall Horton
  • National Book-Award Finalist Lauren Groff
  • National Book-Award Finalist Meghan O’Rourke and many others.

 

Some Visiting Writers also visit incarcerated students enrolled in the Jail Education Project Associate’s Degree program. Please note: all events are free and open to the public.