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Acclaimed Novelist to Speak at FSW

Sep 15, 2015

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 – PUNTA GORDA, FLA – The Florida Literary Arts Coalition (FLAC) presents a reading by novelist Andrea Chapin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, at the Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) Charlotte Campus, 26300 Airport Rd., Punta Gorda.

Chapin will give a reading from her first novel, The Tutor, which imagines a year in the life of William Shakespeare. The reading is open to the public.

Chapin has been an editor for art, movie, theater, and literary magazines, including The Paris Review, Conjunctions, and The Lincoln Center Theater Review, and has written for More, Redbook, Town & Country, Self, Martha Stewart Living, Marie Claire UK, and other publications. Her work as also appeared in several anthologies, and she was the co-editor of The Honeymoon's Over: True Stories of Love, Marriage & Divorce (Warner Books). Chapin taught fiction writing workshops at NYU's SCPS for ten years.  She is also a private book editor and has edited over 200 books, novels and memoirs. A limited number of books will be available for purchase during the reading.

This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida.

For more information, contact John Pelot, FSW English professor, at jpelot@fsw.edu.

About the Florida Literary Arts Coalition: Founded in 2004 by Anhinga Press, Fiction Collective 2, and the University of Tampa Press, the Florida Literary Arts Coalition is a network of writers, teachers, editors, publishers, and sympathetic institutions collaborating to advance new writing and independent publishing throughout the state and region.

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Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida’s largest and one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Annually serving more than 22,000 students globally, FSW offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees, and professional certifications. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. FSW will debut its intercollegiate athletics program in the fall 2015. Visit www.FSW.edu for more information.

Last Updated: September 15, 2015