Kestnbaum Writer-in-Residence
The Kestnbaum Writer-in-Residence Program is one of the highlights of the Committee on Creative Writing, allowing the campus community to connect with notable contemporary authors and their work.
The 2020 Kestnbaum Writer-in-Residence is Valeria Luiselli.
Past Writers-in-Residence
2019 Marlon James
2018 Percival Everett
2017 Edwidge Danticat
2016 Jennifer Egan
2015 Ben Marcus
2014 Lynne Tillman
2013 Jeffrey Eugenides
2012 Michael Ondaatje
2011 Joyce Carol Oates
2010 Jhumpa Lahiri
2009 Stuart Dybek
2008 George Saunders
2007 Lydia Davis
2006 Zadie Smith
2004 Art Spiegelman