Sunday, January 12, 2020

“Reading Between the Lines: Sports and Literature”:
The final session of the 38th Annual Key West Literary Seminar

Free and open to the public. (Doors open at 1:45 pm; first-come, first-seated.)
San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval Street

2-2:10 pm

Greetings from Arlo Haskell, executive director

2:10-2:30 pm

Kevin Young:
“Aaron, Ali, and Ashe: A Reading”

2:30-3:20 pm

Daniel James Brown:
“Finding Their Swing: The Boys in the Boat as a Metaphor for a Generation”

3:20-3:35 pm

15-minute break

3:35-4:20 pm

Buzz Bissinger and Leanne Shapton:
“Longing and Belonging: Teams, Clothes, and Desire”

4:20-4:50 pm

Billy Collins:
“Adventures in Poetry”

4:50-5:15 pm

Book signings with Buzz Bissinger, Daniel James Brown, Billy Collins, Leanne Shapton, and Kevin Young

Monday, January 13, 2020

Friends of the Key West Library Lecture Series: Season Opener

Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton Street

6-7 pm

Rowan Ricardo Phillips:
A genre-defying lecture by the acclaimed poet, essayist, critic, sportswriter, and translator

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

“Writers on Writing I”: Featuring the faculty of the Key West Literary Seminar Writers’ Workshop Program

Helmerich Theater at The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton Street

6-6:10 pm

Greetings from Arlo Haskell, executive director

6:10-6:45 pm

Lauren Groff: The former Guggenheim Fellow reads from her short-story collection Florida, winner of the Story Prize and finalist for the National Book Award

6:45-7:25 pm

“The Stories We Tell”: A talk by bestselling novelist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame Luis Alberto Urrea

7:25-7:40 pm

15-minute break

7:40-8:30 pm

“A Life in Poetry”: Former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins and Pulitzer Prize winner Gregory Pardlo in conversation

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

“Writers on Writing II”: Featuring the faculty of the Key West Literary Seminar Writers’ Workshop Program

Helmerich Theater at The Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton Street

6:30-6:40 pm

Greetings from Katrin Schumann, program coordinator

6:40-7:30 pm

“Why Write?”: A conversation with novelist and cultural critic Fernanda Eberstadt, Harvard University creative writing instructor Claire Messud, and Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner Francine Prose

7:30-8:15 pm

“Backstage with Leading Men“: Christopher Castellani discusses his acclaimed novel examining the complex relationship between Frank Merlo and Tennessee Williams

All the above programs are free and open-to-the-public. Please note: first-come, first-seated.