In a first of its kind program for Douglas County Libraries, five South Asian women authors will appear at the Highlands Ranch Library at 6:30 p.m. on Friday April 9. "From Bombs to Bindis: Stereotypes, Trends and Tensions in South Asian Writing" will feature a discussion on what these authors focus on in their fiction and poetry. The authors will do readings, and books will be available for purchase at the event.
Lisa Casper, program liaison at Highlands Ranch Library, hopes to attract members of the Denver suburb's growing South Asian population. "These authors, though they are all now American citizens, represent India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, among others." Casper said. "There's a Himalayan newspaper in Boulder, and many South Asian connections in Douglas County and all along the Front Range."
The panel, facilitated by Sangeeta Reddy, will appear at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs annual conference to be held at the Denver Convention Center this April. Included on the panel are:
Minal Hajratwala, author of Leaving India My family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents. Hajratwala is a poet and performer whose work has been called "searingly honest" by the Washington Post.
Mary Anne Mohanraj, author of Bodies in Motion. Mohanraj teaches fiction and literature at the University of Illinois and is executive director of DesiLit, the organization of South Asian writers.
Summi Kaipa, co-editor of Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry. Kaipa holds a master's degree in poetry and is currently working on her first full-length manuscript.
Ramola D, author of Temporary Lives. D is a past recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in poetry and teaches creative writing at George Washington University.
Roohi Choudhry, whose writing has appeared in the South Asian anthology Desilicious and others. Choudhry is an MFA student in fiction at the University of Michigan.
Registration is required for this Highlands Ranch Library after-hours author program. For registration or more information, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
Lisa Casper, program liaison at Highlands Ranch Library, hopes to attract members of the Denver suburb's growing South Asian population. "These authors, though they are all now American citizens, represent India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, among others." Casper said. "There's a Himalayan newspaper in Boulder, and many South Asian connections in Douglas County and all along the Front Range."
The panel, facilitated by Sangeeta Reddy, will appear at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs annual conference to be held at the Denver Convention Center this April. Included on the panel are:
Minal Hajratwala, author of Leaving India My family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents. Hajratwala is a poet and performer whose work has been called "searingly honest" by the Washington Post.
Mary Anne Mohanraj, author of Bodies in Motion. Mohanraj teaches fiction and literature at the University of Illinois and is executive director of DesiLit, the organization of South Asian writers.
Summi Kaipa, co-editor of Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry. Kaipa holds a master's degree in poetry and is currently working on her first full-length manuscript.
Ramola D, author of Temporary Lives. D is a past recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in poetry and teaches creative writing at George Washington University.
Roohi Choudhry, whose writing has appeared in the South Asian anthology Desilicious and others. Choudhry is an MFA student in fiction at the University of Michigan.
Registration is required for this Highlands Ranch Library after-hours author program. For registration or more information, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
