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Winter Words 2014 with Authors Carol DeSanti & Karen Joy Fowler

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Tue Feb 25, 2014
Aspen, CO

Date

Tue Feb 25, 2014
6:00pm – 7:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO, United States
Aspen Meadows Resort
Paepcke Auditorium

Contact

    caroline.tory@aspeninstitute.org
    970.925.3122 ext 3

Hosts

  1. Aspen Words

Critically acclaimed debut novelist, Carole DeSanti (pictured left in the featured image), author of “The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R.” and award-winning writer, Karen Joy Fowler (pictured right in the featured image), author of “The Jane Austen Book Club” and “We are All Completely Beside Ourselves,” will share the stage to discuss their latest
 books. The authors will lead a conversation exploring identity, female identity, and development, and the creative processes that inspire writing fiction.

Winter Words is a series of readings and talks featuring prominent contemporary writers. Acclaimed authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and memoir read from their work and discuss topics that range from the creative process to the role of art in today’s world.

Box Office: Aspen Show Tickets
970-920-5770 | aspenshowtix.com
$20 General Admission
$90 Season Subscription (available for purchase until JAN 28)

Winter Words is a series of readings and talks featuring prominent contemporary writers. Acclaimed authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and memoir read from their work and discuss topics that range from the creative process to the role of art in today’s world.

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