UNCA's Writers at Home Series Continues with Readings by
Cynn Chadwick and Dannye Romine Powell

UNC Asheville's Writers at Home series continues with readings by Cynn Chadwick and Dannye Romine Powell at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St. Writers at Home is part of the Great Smokies Writing Program, a consortium of Western Carolina writers and UNCA's Creative Writing Program. The event is free and open to the public.

Chadwick, a literature and language lecturer at UNCA, received her master's degree in southern literature and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing at Goddard College in Vermont. Chadwick's first novel, "Cat Rising," was recently published and the sequel, "Girls with Hammers," is a forthcoming publication. She is currently working on the third book in the series entitled "Babies, Bikes and Broads."

Powell, a distinguished poet, is the author of two collections of poetry including "At Every Wedding Someone Stays Home" and "The Ecstasy of Regret." Her poems have appeared in several literary journals and have won fellowships in poetry from the NEA and the North Carolina Arts Council. In the past Powell hosted "Poetry Live," a public television series. She is currently a local news columnist for The Charlotte Observer.

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

Media Contacts:

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