Prize-winning author to read from work

Date of Event: February 26, 2013

Posted: February 14, 2013

GRANVILLE, Ohio—The Denison University Beck Lecture Series presents author Alan Heathcock, a Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) Fiction Prize Winner, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Board Room of Denison University’s Barney-Davis Hall (200 West Loop). This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anneliese Davis at 740-587-6207 or visit www.denison.edu.

The winner of the 2012 GLCA News Writers Award in fiction, Heathcock also has received a Whiting Award, a National Magazine Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. He is currently a literature fellow for the state of Idaho. A native of Chicago, he teaches fiction writing at Boise State University.

Heathcock’s fiction has been published in many of America’s top magazines and journals. “Volt,” a collection of stories, was a Best Book 2011 selection from numerous newspapers and magazines, including GQ, Publisher’s Weekly and Salon magazines, and Chicago Tribune and Cleveland Plain Dealer newspapers. The book was named as New York Times Editor’s Choice, selected as a Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Month, as well as a finalist for the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison, Granville—Reading by author Alan Heathcock at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Barney-Davis Board Room (200 West Loop). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anneliese Davis at 740-587-6207 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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