The Writing Seminars hosts a wide array of writers across literary disciplines, including poets, novelists, translators, and biographers. Our regular reading series connects acclaimed writers from around the world with Baltimore communities at Johns Hopkins and beyond.
Our events are always free and open to the public, and include lively Q&A, catered receptions, books signings, and sales in partnership with Greedy Reads. If you would like to receive email announcements about our events, please contact [email protected].
William Logan: “The Shadow of Sex: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 129”
Gilman 50William Logan presents the Turnbull Poetry Lecture: “The Shadow of Sex: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 129.” William Logan writes poetry and criticism. His most recent books are Rift of Light (poems, Penguin, […]
Writing Seminars Presents: Armen Davoudian and Jenny Xie
Gilman 50Gilman Hall 50 Writing Seminars Presents: Armen Davoudian and Jenny Xie Armen Davoudian Davoudian is the author of the poetry collection The Palace of Forty Pillars and the translator, from Persian, […]
Sigrid Nunez: Albert Dowling Visiting Writer
Gilman 50Sigrid Nunez has published nine novels, including A Feather on the Breath of God, The Last of Her Kind, The Friend, What Are You Going Through, and, most recently, The […]
Writing Seminars Presents: Eric Puchner
Gilman 50Eric Puchner is the author of the new novel Dream State. His other books include the novel Model Home, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, and two collections of short stories, […]
Yona Harvey: Sullivan and Elder Visiting Poet
Gilman 50Yona Harvey is the author of You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love, winner of The Believer Book Award in Poetry, and Hemming the Water, winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Her […]