Author Joyce Carol Oates to visit campus

Joyce Carol Oates, doyenne of the American literary scene, will read from her work as part of a visit to UW–Madison Sept. 27-28.

Oates received an MA from the university in 1961. Now on the faculty at Princeton University, she is acclaimed for her novels, short fiction, poetry, plays and criticism.

Oates’ most recent works, all published in 1999, include the novel “Broke Heart Blues,” a collection of short stories entitled “Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque,” and a collection of essays and reviews, “Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going.”

Twice nominated for a Nobel Prize, she has been awarded a Rosenthal Award from the American Academy Institute of Arts and Letters, the National Book Award for her novel “Them,” a PEN/Faulkner Award and more.

Oates will read from her work Monday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. in L160, Elvehjem Museum of Art. Her visit is sponsored by the UW–Madison Department of English and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. For more information, contact Ron Kuka in the UW–Madison Creative Writing Program, (608) 263-3374.