March
11, 2008
Chicago Writers Series at Oakton Hosts Achy Obejas
Critically-acclaimed Cuban-American writer Achy Obejas will read selections from her work at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, as part of the Chicago Writers Series at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Readings are free and open to the public. Parking is always free (Lot A recommended). Refreshments will be served.
Obejas' 2001 novel, Days of Awe, is set against the backdrop of the Jewish community in Cuba. In 2007, she released her first poetry collection, This is What Happened in Our Other Life. A long-time Chicago Tribune contributor, Obejas was part of the 2001 investigative team that earned a Pulitzer Prize for the series, "Gateway to Gridlock."
For more information about the Chicago Writers Series, contact Lynn Woodbury at 847-635-1953 or woodbury@oakton.edu.
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