Western Reads Authors to Visit WWU for Presentation and Workshops April 18

On Thursday, April 18, the Western Reads program will host three authors from "Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements," the 2018-2019 Western Reads text. Co-editor/author Walidah Imarisha and authors Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Gabriel Teodros will present to the campus at 6 p.m. in Fraser Hall 102 on using the genre of science fiction as a practice ground for social justice.

The campus-wide presentation is free and open to the public.

Students are invited to participate in a Zine-Making Workshop or a Collective Sci-Fi Writing Workshop and enjoy lunch with the authors and their fellow students. Seats for workshops and lunch are limited, with priority given to first-year students. Students who are interested in attending one or more of these activities may sign up here.

For more information about these activities, please contact Danielle Smith, Western Reads Associate Director, at (360) 650-7546 or Danielle.Smith@wwu.edu.

To learn more about Western Reads and other offerings spring quarter, visit the Western reads website at https://wp.wwu.edu/westernreads/.