History of the Plutzik Reading Series
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2024
Watts, Stephanie Powell (Apr 17)
Mort, Valzhyna (Mar 26)
2023
Park, Ed (Dec 4)
Martin, Dawn Lundy (Oct 6)
Grotz, Jennifer (Apr 12)
Schottenfeld, Stephen (Apr 12)
Barot, Rick (Mar 22)
2022
Marris, Laura (Nov 9)
Franklin, Ruth (Nov 2)
Brown, Jericho (Sep 30)
McDermott, Alice (Apr 6)
Keith, Sally (Mar 1)
2021
Lacey, Catherine (Nov 15)
2019
Stallings, A.E. (Nov 19)
Castellani, Christopher (Oct 30)
Messud, Claire (Mar 31)
Francis, Vievee (Mar 4)
Phillips, Patrick (Feb 5)
2018
Revell, Donald (Nov 6)
Fountain, Ben (Oct 6)
Guelfenbein, Carla (Sep 25)
Fresán, Rodrigo (Apr 24)
Hutchinson, Ishion (Apr 10)
Shepard, Jim (Mar 6)
2017
Longenbach, James (Nov 30)
Sharma, Akhil (Oct 13)
Rhodes, Martha (Sep 28)
Okorafor, Nnedi (Apr 25)
Haxton, Brooks (Mar 23)
Jordan, A. Van (Feb 16)
2016
Groff, Lauren (Nov 30)
Mengestu, Dinaw (Oct 25)
Blanco, Richard (Oct 7)
Grotz, Jennifer (Sep 13)
Collier, Michael (Apr 19)
Clarke, Brock (Apr 7)
Kidder, Tracy (Mar 31)
2015
Casey, Maud (Nov 19)
Bang, Mary Jo (Oct 29)
Johnson, Denis (Oct 9)
Hayes, Terrance (Apr 9)
Dybek, Stuart (Feb 12)
Larson, Katherine (Jan 27)
2014
Choi, Susan (Nov 11)
Faculty, Creative Writing, (Grotz, Longenbach, Schottenfeld, Scott) (Oct 18)
Cole, Peter (Oct 7)
Li, Yiyun (Apr 16)
Smith, Bruce (Mar 6)
Kalfus, Ken (Feb 12)
2013
Keith, Sally (Nov 14)
Hemon, Aleksandar (Oct 29)
Glück, Louise (Oct 12)
Davies, Peter Ho (Apr 23)
Voigt, Ellen Bryant (Mar 5)
Spiotta, Dana (Feb 5)
2012
Smith, Tracy K. (Nov 13)
Gordon, Jaimy (Oct 11)
Cole, Henri (Sep 18)
Warren, Rosanna (Apr 24)
Levine, Philip (Apr 12)
Maister, Nigel (Mar 26)
Stewart, Susan (Mar 12)
2011
Ricks, Christopher (Nov 30)
Boland, Eavan (Nov 10)
Faculty, Creative Writing, (Grotz, Longenbach, Schottenfeld, Scott) (Oct 22)
Komunyakaa, Yusef (Oct 13)
Grotz, Jennifer (Apr 21)
Mendelsohn, Daniel (Apr 6)
D'Erasmo, Stacey (Mar 24)
2010
Brockmeier, Kevin (Nov 11)
Longenbach, James (Oct 27)
Zagajewski, Adam (Oct 16)
Young, C. Dale (Apr 14)
Erickson, Steve (Mar 23)
2009
Packer, ZZ (Nov 10)
Hoagland, Tony (Oct 22)
Faculty, Creative Writing, (Grotz, Longenbach, Schottenfeld, Scott) (Oct 10)
Doerr, Anthony (Apr 8)
Bidart, Frank (Mar 23)
Gaitskill, Mary (Mar 2)
2008
Hirsch, Edward (Nov 12)
Franzen, Jonathan (Oct 18)
Stewart, Susan (Sep 25)
Morrow, Bradford (Apr 22)
Treuer, David (Apr 8)
Koethe, John (Mar 27)
Rankine, Claudia (Mar 6)
2007
Boyers, Robert (Dec 11)
Boyers, Peg (Dec 11)
Sleigh, Tom (Nov 30)
Giardina, Anthony (Nov 14)
Leavitt, David (Oct 20)
Mason, David (Sep 24)
2006
Beachy-Quick, Dan (Apr 27)
Harvey, Matthea (Apr 27)
Ramke, Bin (Apr 13)
Kaminsky, Ilya (Apr 11)
Evenson, Brian (Mar 7)
2005
Palmer, Michael (Dec 27)
Bell, Madison Smartt (Oct 22)
Piazza, Tom (Oct 5)
Donofrio, Beverly (Sep 19)
Bierds, Linda (Apr 18)
Davis, Kathryn (Mar 29)
Shapiro, Alan (Mar 15)
Donaghy, Daniel (Mar 1)
2004
Young, Dean (Apr 1)
2003
Williams, C. K. (Feb 24)
2001
Voigt, Ellen Bryant (Oct 30)
Pinsky, Robert (Oct 12)
1993
Mackey, Nathaniel (Nov 29)
Howard, Maureen (Nov 3)
Millhauser, Stephen (Oct 27)
Zimmer, Paul (Oct 15)
1987
Gioia, Dana (Nov 1)
1985
Abse, Dannie (Oct 30)
1982
Bambara, Toni Cade (Apr 7)
1978
Bishop, Elizabeth (Oct 24)
1972
Baldwin, James (Feb 25)
1971
Malenga, Gerard (Mar 5)
1967
Merwin, W. S. (Mar 15)
1965
Berryman, John (Nov 16)
1963
Snodgrass, William De Witt (Oct 19)
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