University of New England

Maine Women Writers Collection announces spring 2008 author program series

PORTLAND, Maine  - The University of New England's Maine Women Writers Collection will host a series of five author programs during spring 2008 in the Sarton Room of the Maine Women Writers Collection in the Abplanalp Library at the Westbrook College Campus of the University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, contact Cally Gurley, curator at
207-221-4324 or cgurley@une.edu

Upcoming Programs

Martha Tod Dudman     
May 1, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
The Female Conundrum: With or Without a Man: a talk, reading, and discussion
The author of Augusta, Gone: A True Story, Martha Tod Dudman explores women’s choices in relationship to men, with a reading from her newest novel Black Olives. More information (pdf)


Past Programs

Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D.    
March 6, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
Author of The Murder of Mary Bean and Other Stories
Dr. De Wolfe is associate professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of New England. She talks about and reads from her new book on this infamous New England murder. More information (pdf)


Stacy Mitchell     
March 20, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
Author of Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses
In October, 2007, Booklist named this book one of the top 10 business books of the year. Join us as researcher and popular speaker Stacy Mitchell discusses this important economic trend. More information (pdf)


Monica Wood     
April 3, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
After a brief talk on the creative process and the choice to deposit her papers at MWWC, Monica Wood will read from her novel in progress.
She is the author of compelling fiction including Any Bitter Thing, My Only Story, Ernie’s Ark, and Secret Language, as well as The Pocket Muse on the craft of writing. More information (pdf)

Jenny Siler     
April 17, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
Author of The Prince of Bagram Prison, under the pseudonym Alex Carr
An edge-of-the-seat story set in the murky world of post-9/11 espionage, this political thriller joins Jenny Siler’s Flashback, Iced, and Easy Money, and as Alex Carr, An Accidental American. More information (pdf)

(Press release posted Nov. 21, 2007)