Mar 5 2009 - Literary Reading Series features alumnus in March reading

The Purdue University Literary Reading Series on March 5 will feature a reading with fiction writer and 1997 alumnus Fred Arroyo.

The reading is at 7:30 p.m. in the Krannert Auditorium. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Department of English, the Creative Writing Program and the Latino Cultural Center.

Arroyo is the author of "The Region of Lost Names" and was selected by LatinoStories.com as one of the top 10 Latino authors to watch in 2009. He was the recipient of an individual artist grant from the Indiana Arts Commission and has published in Washington Square, Pinyon, Writing on the Edge and Crab Orchard Review.

Arroyo, an assistant professor of English at Drake University, is a graduate of Purdue's master of fine arts program in creative writing and also holds a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His work explores themes of migration, translation and Latino culture.

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