Public Reading: Seth Kantner & Rosemary McGuire

The Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series is hosting a public reading featuring two Alaska authors, Seth Kantner & Rosemary McGuire on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 in the BP Design Theatre at 6 p.m. AKST. There is a zoom option available for those who are unable to make the event in person. Seth Kantner is the author of five books, most recently A Thousand Trails Home: Living with Caribou. He has written essays, a memoir, and a children's book; his debut novel, Ordinary Wolves, was recipient of a Whiting Award. Kantner is also a commercial fisherman and wildlife photographer in Northwest Alaska. Rosemary McGuire is an essayist, memoirist, and fiction writer. She is the recipient of a Rasmuson Foundation grant and has been awarded residencies at the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. McGuire is the author of three books, most recently the essay collection Cold Latitudes. In their writing, both Kanter and McGuire address questions of Alaskan identity and Arctic communities. Their narratives are informed by lived experience and precisely observed detail, documenting the nomadic and determined lifestyles of the Far North. What: Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series Public Reading: Seth Kantner & Rosemary McGuire Date: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 Time: 6 pm AKST Location: BP Design Theatre (4th Floor) Joseph E. Usibelli Engineering Learning and Innovation Building University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus 1764 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99709 Zoom Option Available: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/89373931156 Immerse yourself in the Far North through the lives and words of two Alaska authors on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 at 6pm AKST in the BP Design Theatre located on the fourth floor of the Joseph E. Usibelli Engineering Learning and Innovation Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus at 1764 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99709. Parking on campus is free after 5 p.m. If you are not able to join us in person, consider joining the conversation online via Zoom at the date and time of the event: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/89373931156 This event is brought to by the UAF Department of English and Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series.