Visiting Writers Series
The Visiting Writers Series brings emerging and established writers, poets, makers, and scholars to speak at Merrimack College.
Recent Visiting Writers have included:
- Poet Laureate Ada Limón
- Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
- Pulitzer Prize-winner William Finnegan
- Pulitzer Prize-winner Hisham Matar
- National Book Award-winner Ha Jin
- National Book Award-winner Martín Espada
- American Book Award-winner Randall Horton
- National Book-Award Finalist Lauren Groff
- National Book-Award Finalist Meghan O’Rourke and many others.
Some Visiting Writers also visit incarcerated students enrolled in the Jail Education Project Associate’s Degree program. Please note: all events are free and open to the public.