Kellogg Writers Series: Rebecca McKanna (Fiction Reading)
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Date
November 15, 2023
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Time
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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UIndy Hall A
Schwitzer Student Center, University of Indianapolis
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Schwitzer Student Center, UIndy Hall A
Fiction Reading
LP Credit
Free and open to the public!
The Kellogg Writers Series brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings.
Rebecca McKanna was born and raised in Iowa. Her debut novel, Don’t Forget the Girl, will be published by Sourcebooks Landmark in June 2023. The book’s TV/film rights have been optioned by HeyDay Films.
Her short stories have been anthologized in The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 and recognized as distinguished in The Best American Short Stories 2019. She has been published in Colorado Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Third Coast, Joyland, and as one of Narrative’s Stories of the Week, among other publications. She is an associate professor of English at the University of Indianapolis. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and a mini-schnauzer named Hans Gruber.
Praise
“A heartbreaking story of female friendship, first love, and betrayal, Rebecca McKanna explodes onto the thriller scene. Absolutely phenomenal!”–New York Times bestselling author Julie Clark