Author Lee Smith shares her work

Date of Event: November 27, 2012

Posted: November 9, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Notable fiction author Lee Smith will share her work at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the boardroom of Denison University’s Barney-Davis Hall (200 West Loop). Smith’s reading is presented by the Beck Lecture Series, in conjunction with Denison’s English department. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anneliese Davis at 740-587-6207 or visit www.denison.edu.

A member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, Smith has published 15 works of fiction, including her latest, “Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger.” Her many honors include an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Lila Wallace Readers' Digest Award, Thomas Wolfe Award, and in 2010 she received a Lifetime Literary Achievement Award from the state of Virginia. Her 2002 book, “The Last Girls,” was a New York Times Bestseller and recipient of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison, Granville—Reading by author Lee Smith at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the boardroom of Barney-Davis Hall (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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