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April 17, 2006

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INPRINT-BROWN READING SERIES CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
WITH HELP FROM UH CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM

The University of Houston’s Creative Writing Program (CWP) was instrumental in launching the Inprint-Brown Reading Series 25 years ago. To celebrate the series’ silver anniversary, members of CWP’s acclaimed faculty will participate in an evening of literary readings at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 24 in downtown Houston’s Alley Theatre.

This event is open to the public. Admission is $5 and free for students and seniors.

Participating CWP professors include Robert Boswell, Chitra Divakaruni, Nick Flynn, Kimiko Hahn, Tony Hoagland, Ruben Martinez, Antonya Nelson, Robert Phillips, Claudia Rankine, Adam Zagajewski, Daniel Stern and Mark Doty.

“Readings are a wonderful way for audiences to discover new writers,” said Doty, creative writing professor and award-winning author. “There's nothing like hearing the writer’s own voice to help listeners enter into the world of a poet, novelist or non-fiction writer's work. All of these authors are members of the Houston community, so this is a chance to hear some of the most energetic and powerful writing coming out of this city right now.”

In addition to helping start this local reading series, UH’s CWP also helped found Inprint, Inc., a nationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to the literary arts.

For more information on UH’s Creative Writing Program, visit www.class.uh.edu/cwp/, or for details on the Inprint-Brown Reading Series, visit www.inprint-inc.org.

WHAT: Inprint-Brown Reading Series featuring UH’s Creative Writing Program Faculty
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 24, 2006
WHERE: Alley Theatre
615 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77002
WHO: UH Creative Writing Program, Inprint, Inc.

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