Western Reads Authors to Visit 草榴社区 for Presentation and Workshops April 18
On Thursday, April 18, the Western Reads program will host three authors from "Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements," the 2018-2019 Western Reads text. Co-editor/author Walidah Imarisha and authors Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Gabriel Teodros will present to the campus at 6 p.m. in Fraser Hall 102 on using the genre of science fiction as a practice ground for social justice.
The campus-wide presentation is free and open to the public.
Students are invited to participate in a Zine-Making Workshop or a Collective Sci-Fi Writing Workshop and enjoy lunch with the authors and their fellow students. Seats for workshops and lunch are limited, with priority given to first-year students. Students who are interested in attending one or more of these activities may sign up .
For more information about these activities, please contact Danielle Smith, Western Reads Associate Director, at (360) 650-7546 or Danielle.Smith@wwu.edu.
To learn more about Western Reads and other offerings spring quarter, visit the Western reads website at .