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  • University Storm Recovery Updates

    UPDATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 8:30 a.m.
    We are pleased to announce that Wi-Fi service has been restored to the Asheville Center. Current students, faculty, and staff may now access the building for study, work or other necessary activities. Please note there may be occasional short outages as our service provider continues the recovery process.

    Drinking water is not available in the building. Some bottled water is available on site, but we encourage anyone using the building to bring their own drinking water if possible. The bathrooms on site now have working toilets.

    We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the challenges posed by Hurricane Helene. Please stay tuned for further updates.

    University Storm Recovery Updates

Help Build a community of readers

Visiting Writers Series


Many communities have arts festivals or even more specifically literary festivals, but very few have literary arts series.

The Visiting Writers Series Mary Roach event scheduled for Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in P.E. Monroe Auditorium will take place as scheduled.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks on stage at 香蕉传媒

Since 1988, 香蕉传媒鈥檚 Visiting Writers Series (VWS) has provided outstanding literary arts programming that is free and open to the public.

Every year, VWS invites authors to tell the stories behind their own works in a relaxed environment before university and community audiences. We believe the beauty and power of words help us make sense of the world.

The Visiting Writers Series works to build a community of readers because we believe that a community that reads is a more creative, open and tolerant community. The series is particularly committed to collaborating with local and regional arts and civic organizations as well as non-profits that serve our diverse communities.

We need to be reminded, by reading and hearing a variety of accents and stories, that our African-American, Latino and Asian neighbors among others are members of cultures with rich artistic traditions and important experiences to share.

Upcoming Events


 

Past Writers & Authors


For more than three decades, the Visiting Writers Series has played host to authors who tell the stories behind their works in a relaxed environment before university and community audiences. We believe the beauty and power of words help us make sense of the world.

Join & Support Us


We hope that you will join the hundreds of supporters who help bring world-class writers to our community by becoming a patron of the series. Patrons at the $500+ level are invited to all VIP receptions throughout the year as well as being invited to special series events.

To make your donation online, please select 鈥淥ther鈥 and write-in your preferred fund:

  • Visiting Writers Series
  • VWS Endowment
  • The Little Read

For additional questions or assistance, please call 828.328.7321.

Support the Visiting Writers Series

The Visiting Writer's Series is made possible by support from the following sponsors and grant providers.

  • Arts Culture Catawba through the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the State of North Carolina
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

News & Events

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A comprehensive sign and wayfinding system has been announced at LR. This project, funded by the recent bond issuance, aims to enhance the campus experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

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Beginning their terms of service on the board this year are three enthusiastic alumni who have already gone far to improve campus life and student opportunities.

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