Library Writers Series
JOYCE CAROL OATES ~ FALL 2004
JOYCE CAROL OATES TO READ FROM HER WORK ... One of America's distinguished authors, Joyce Carol Oates, will visit Ulster County Community College's Stone Ridge campus on Tuesday, October 26, as part of the College's Library Writers Series. There will be two sessions in the Vanderlyn Hall Student Lounge, both free and open to the public:- 1:30 p.m. Informal Discussion
Remarks by Oates, followed by questions and answers. - 7:00 p.m. Lecture/Reading from Her Works
Join Joyce Carol Oates, one of the United States most prolific and versatile contemporary writers, for an informal discussion and question and answer session in the afternoon, and then in the evening, when she will read from her work.
Joyce Carol Oates
One of America's most prolific and versatile contemporary writers, Joyce Carol Oates, will visit Ulster County Community College's Stone Ridge campus on Tuesday, October 26, as part of the College's Library Writers Series. There will be two sessions in the Vanderlyn Hall Student Lounge, both free and open to the public. Ms. Oates will make an informal presentation at 1:30 p.m. followed by a question and answer session. At 7:00 p.m. Ms. Oates will present selections from her novels, short stories and poetry. A book signing and reception will follow.
Joyce Carol Oates, who appeals to a wide audience, has produced some of the most controversial, and lasting, fiction of our time. Oates' most recent novels include The Falls (2004), Freaky Green Eyes (2003) and Big Mouth & Ugly Girl, her first novel for young adults (2002). Black Water (1992), a narrative based on the Chappaquiddick scandal, garnered a Pulitzer Prize nomination, and her national bestseller Blonde (2000), an epic about American icon Marilyn Monroe, became a National Book Award finalist. We Were the Mulvaneys (1996) earned the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list.
Oates's versatility in a variety of genres and styles has won much praise. The novelist and poet Erica Jong states, "Miss Oates is one of our most audaciously talented writers. Her gift is so large, her fluency in different genres -- poems, short stories, novels, essays -- so great, that at times she seems to challenge the ability of readers to keep up with her." Greg Johnson writes, "[Oates's] particular genius is her ability to convey psychological states with unerring fidelity, and to relate the intense private experiences of her characters to the larger realities of American life."
Ms. Oates has written about 100 books over the past 40 years, including novels, short story collections, volumes of poetry, literary criticism and essays. Her writing has earned her such prestigious awards as the National Book Award for her novel them (1969), a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy Institute of Arts and Letters (she has been a member since 1978) and the O. Henry Prize for Continued Achievement in the Short Story, as well as two nominations for the Nobel Prize. Ms. Oates is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University.
For more information about Joyce Carol Oates, visit the following sites:
Celestial Timepiece: A Joyce Carol Oates Home Page
New York State Writers Institute: Joyce Carol Oates
SALON'S LIT CHAT: Joyce Carol Oates
This visit to SUNY Ulster by Oates is the latest in a series of readings by distinguished poets and writers. Others who have read in recent years include Robert Creeley, Sharon Olds, Donald Hall, Gioia Timpanelli, Gerald Stern, Philip Levine, Robert Bly, and Tess Gallagher.
For information phone the
College's Office of Community Relations at (845) 687-5262.
Previous Guests of The Library Writers Series:
Fall 1998 ~ Gioia Timpanelli
Fall 1999 ~ Gerald Stern
Fall 2000 ~ Philip Levine
Fall 2001 ~ Tess Gallagher
Fall 2003 ~ Gail Godwin
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