The Department of Literary Arts Contemporary Writers Reading Series brings to the Brown campus distinguished and experimental writers, providing access to significant voices in contemporary literature.

Participating Authors

Note: All Writers Online audio files require RealPlayer, a free mp3 player.

Robert Ashley

• Full Reading
  [Recorded: 04/14/11 | Run time: 1:28:45]
• from "Atalanta" (excerpt)
  [Recorded: 04/14/11 | Run time: 11:30]

John Banville

• Full Reading
  [Recorded: 02/08/11 | Run time: 31:42]

Brian Henry

• Full Reading
  [Recorded: 03/21/11 | Run time: 41:44]

Bradford Morrow

• Full Reading
  [Recorded: 02/16/11 | Run time: 30:25]
• from "The Diviner's Tale" (excerpt)
  [Recorded: 02/16/11 | Run time: 5:06]

Aleš Šteger

• Full Reading
  [Recorded: 03/21/11 | Run time: 41:44]

Cole Swensen

• Full Reading
  [Recorded: 02/23/11 | Run time: 41:34]
• from "Gravesend" (excerpt)
  [Recorded: 02/23/11 | Run time: 8:12]