The English Department, in conjunction with Bluestem literary magazine, is proud to present a reading by writer Chris Dennis at 5 p.m. Thursday, October 17 at Doudna Lecture Hall. Chris Dennis is the author of the story collection Here Is What You Do. His stories and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Playgirl, McSweeney's, Astra, Lit Hub, Guernica and Best American Essays 2023. He is the recipient of an NEA Fellowship, the Krause Essay Prize, and a New York Times Sidney Award for long-form journalism. A graduate and fellow of the Writing program at Washington University in St. Louis, he currently lives in southern Illinois where he manages a recovery and overdose prevention program at a rural health department. Chris will be joined by EIU student writer Athena Ballard, who will give a brief reading from her own work.
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