Author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist, as well as the short story collection Ayiti, the novel An Untamed State, the short story collection Difficult Women, and the memoir Hunger.
Josh Ritter
Acclaimed novelist, musician, and Idaho-native, Ritter was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Sandra Cisneros
Beloved poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist best known for her novel The House on Mango Street and her subsequent short story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories.
George Saunders
Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December, Saunders’ writing has frequently appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ.
Madeline Miller
Bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction.
Karen Russell
A novelist, short story writer, and MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" recipient, Russell’s debut novel, Swamplandia!, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Colum McCann
Award-winning Irish author of seven novels and three collections of short stories, McCann’s most recent novel, Apeirogon, was published in February of 2020.
Emily Ruskovich
A Gem State native, Ruskovich’s bestselling debut novel, Idaho, won the 2019 International Dublin literary.
Malia Collins
Idaho’s current Writer-in-Residence, Collins is the author of two Hawaiian children’s books and her short fiction and nonfiction has appeared in a number of literary magazines.
Aimee Bender
Known for her surreal stories and characters, Bender is the celebrated author of the novel An Invisible Sign of My Own and of the collections The Girl in the Flammable Skirt and Willful Creatures.
Lauren Groff
National Book Award nominated novelist and short story writer, Groff has written three novels and two short story collections, including Fates and Furies, Arcadia, and Florida.
Emily Pittinos
An associate editor for Poetry Northwest, Pittinos’ work has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, New England Review, Ploughshares, and elsewhere. Her debut collection, The Last Unkillable Thing (University of Iowa Press, Spring 2021), is a winner of the 2020 Iowa Poetry Prize.
Kathy Reichs
The New York Times bestselling author and forensic anthropologist behind the hit Fox series Bones, Reichs is the author of more than 20 novels, including the popular 'Temperance Brennan' series.
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WORDS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION An evening of entertainment, fundraising, and raised fists!
Friday, December 4th, 2020
7:30 PM
Featuring performances and readings by Roxane Gay, Josh Ritter, George Saunders, Madeline Miller, Sandra Cisneros, Kathy Reichs, Aimee Bender, Emily Ruskovich, Colum McCann, Karen Russell, and many more!
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