Somewhere southeast of Chicago, and yet miles from Kalamazoo, the Dunes Literary Series invites regional writers to share new work with the Indiana University Northwest community. Here, writers and listeners can extend their sense of the Gary lyric against the gentle, nearby rumble of I-80/94. We welcome writers and readers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in a monthly virtual space. Check our calendar for the next reading date.
All readings will take place via Zoom and will be recorded. Attendees will get a chance to ask authors questions if time permits.
2025 Season
Jan. 22. Wed. From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Central. VISPO Night featuring Kristine Snodgrass and Nico Vassilakis
Feb. 19. Wed. From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Central. Translation night featuring Donald Wellman and Lucas Klein.
March 26. Wed. From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Central. Featuring Julie Iromuanya and Dmitry Samarov.
April 23. Wed. From 6:30-7:30. IUN Creative Writing Student Reading.
September 17. Wed. Spirits Literary Magazine Reading. From 6:30-7:30. .
October 15. Wed. TBD. From 6:30-7:30. .
November 19. Wed. Barry Pearce and TBD. .
2024 Season
Jan. 24, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Translation night. Featured translators: Mark Tardi and Nate West
Feb 21, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Aryanil Mukherjee and Lana Spendl
March 20, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Rachel Galvin and Kim Coleman Foote
April 24, Wed. from 6:00-7:30 pm. IUN Creative Writing Student Night. Free In-person event with food. Zoom option
Sept. 18, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Children of Steel Reading
Oct. 16, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Kyle Beachy and Kristin Lueke
Nov. 20, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Cait West and Kim Oclon
2023 Season
Jan. 25, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Translation night. Featured translators: Charles Perrone and Johnny Lorenz
Feb. 22, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Annah Browning, Nathan Hyland Walker, and Julia Lewis
March 22, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn and Michael William Palmer
April 19, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. IUN Student Reading. In-person in HH103 but also through Zoom
May 24, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Eileen Tabios and Serena Piccoli
Oct 25, Wed. from 6:30-8:30 pm. Kass Fleisher Memorial Reading, featuring Laura Mullen, Michael Joyce, Mary Ann Cain, Carla Harryman, Cole Swenson, Joe Amato, Andrew Levy, and Caitlin Marie Alvarez
Nov. 15, Wed. from 6:30-7:30 pm. Peggy Shinner and Jesse Rifkin
2022 Season
Jan. 26th, Wed, from 6:30-7:30 pm. Alexandra Hidalgo
Feb. 23rd, Wed, from 6:30-7:30 pm. Bill Meissner
March 23rd, Wed, from 6:30-7:30 pm. Garin Cycholl and Janine Harrison
April 20th, Wed, from 6:30-7:30 pm. IUN Creative Writing Students
May 25th, Wed, from 6:30-7:30 pm. Bayo Ojikutu and Steve Davenport
Sept 28th, Wed, from 6:30-7:30 pm, Laird Hunt. Zoom reading
October 26th, Wed, from 6:30-7:30 pm, Michael McColly and Cathy Wagner
November 16, Wed, From 6:30-7:30 pm, Shelli Rottschafer and Christiana Castillo
2021 Season
Jan. 27th, Wednesday, from 6:30-7:30. Sam Love and The Gary Anthology writers
Feb. 24th, Wednesday, from 6:30-7:30. Dodie Bellamy
March 24th, Wednesday, from 6:30-7:30. Brenda Cardenas and Ava Tomasula y Garcia
April 21st, Wednesday, from 6:30-7:30. IUN Creative Writing Students
May 26th, David Masciotra, Wednesday, from 6:30-7:30
June 23rd, IUN Alumni Reading: Mariah Hamang, Naomi Palagi, and Rachel Calderone, 6:30-7:30
July 28th, Amy King and Michael Anania, from 6:30-7:30
August 25th, Translation Night: Ana Osan and Jackie White
September 22nd, Nick Demske and Chris Glomski
October 27th, Tariq Shah and Ed Roberson
November 17th, Sahar Mustafah, from 6:30-7:30 in HH104
For more information, contact nwwriter@iu.edu
For recording of past readings, visit our .
The series is curated by IUN professors Dr. Garin Cycholl, Dr. Erin Schaefer, Dr. William Allegrezza, and Dr. Cecilia (Cecy) Villarruel.
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