Octavio Quintanilla Commences 25-26 Visiting Writers Reading Series

Dany Moreno, News Reporter • October 31, 2025

Amidst rising cuts to humanities departments and grant funding, the annual Visiting Writers Reading Series, sponsored by Whitman’s Department of English, kicked off its first event for the semester on...

Joy Castro speaks about fertility choices in an era of climate anxiety

Ahmed Elsayed, Opinion Writer • December 9, 2021

On Thursday, Dec. 2, Whitman welcomed writer Joy Castro to campus, albeit virtually. Castro is a Willa Cather professor of English and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, novelist and...

Visiting Writers, Lasting Lessons

Megan Hearst, Staff Writer • October 7, 2015

The upcoming VWRS events will span many different disciplines.

Roberta Davidson to Step Down as Whitman English Faculty Member

Hannah Bartman • May 15, 2014

Professor of English Roberta Davidson will bring her 26-year career at Whitman to an end at the end of this year in order to move to southern California to write fiction.

Creative Voices of Whitman

Sarah Cornett • May 13, 2013

Creative writers at Whitman discuss their creative processes and their varied styles of expression.

Visiting Writer Matt Bondurant Offers Advice, Sheds Light on Hollywood

Mallory Martin • November 15, 2012

In the latest edition of the Visiting Writers Reading Series, novelist Matt Bondurant spoke about his writing process and his experience having his novel "The Wettest Country in the World" adapted to the big screen.

Brenda Shaughnessy Lights Up Kimball Theatre

Mallory Martin • October 31, 2012

On Thursday, Oct. 25, Whitman’s Visiting Writers Reading Series welcomed poet and Rutgers University professor Brenda Shaughnessy to Kimball Theatre to a small but lively audience.

Acclaimed writer George Saunders visits campus

Mallory Martin • April 26, 2012

Whitman’s Visiting Writers Reading Series welcomes its seventh and final speaker for the year to campus on Thursday, April 26. New York Times bestselling author and columnist George Saunders will share his work for the ultimate reading.

Award-winning writer Camille Dungy visits campus

Mallory Martin • February 9, 2012

On Thursday, Feb. 7, acclaimed author Camille T. Dungy will be visiting Kimball Auditorium in the fourth installment of this year's Visiting Writers Series.

Terrance Hayes spellbinds audience in Visiting Writers reading

Alex Hagen • November 10, 2011

Visiting writer Terrance Hayes delivered a rich, sensory experience at his Nov. 3 reading, with excerpts from his poetry collection "Lighthead" and new unpublished works.

Literary star Carmen Giménez Smith visits campus

caitlinhardee • October 20, 2011

Visiting writer Carmen Giménez Smith discusses her dynamic lifestyle balancing roles as writer, professor, editor, publisher, wife and mother.

Juan Martinez enthralls in latest Visiting Writers event

Alex Hagen • October 6, 2011

Visiting Assistant Professor of English Juan Martinez enraptured an audience in Kimball Theatre with his dark, vivid fiction.