Jan Harrow, Susan Weinberg to Read at UNCA Sept. 24

UNCA’s Writers at Home reading series begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, in UNCA’s Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall with readings by Jan Harrow and Susan Weinberg. Writers at Home is part of the Great Smokies Writing Program, a consortium of the Western North Carolina writers’ community and UNC Asheville’s Creative Writing Program. The program is free and open to the public.

Harrow, who writes fiction, nonfiction and poetry, has worked as a freelance writer and creative writing instructor. She holds a masters degree in nonfiction from the University of New Hampshire and is currently working on a novel, "Mumbletypeg."

Weinberg’s fiction and memoirs have appeared in a number of literary journals, including Voices from Home: the North Carolina Prose Anthology, Gettysburg Review and Third Coast. She is currently completing a novel manuscript and assisting with the sixth edition of Janet Burroway’s "Writing Fiction." She co-directs the Visiting Writer Series and Creative Writing Program at Appalachian State University.

For more information, call UNCA’s Literature and Language Department at 828/251-6411.

Media Contacts:

• Tommy Hays, Great Smokies Writing Program director, 828/254-1389
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information assistant, 828/251-6526