WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Warren County) – The Warren Community College Visiting Authors Series continues on Thursday, Sept. 28, with a reading and master class by the memoirist and poet Jane Wong.
The reading, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in room 123A, is free and open to the public.
Jane Wong is the author of the debut memoir Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City (Tin House, 2023). She also wrote two poetry collections: How to Not Be Afraid of Everything (Alice James, 2021) and Overpour (Action Books, 2016).
A Kundiman fellow, she is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships and residencies from the U.S. Fulbright Program, Harvard’s Woodberry Poetry Room, Artist Trust, Hedgebrook, UCross, Loghaven, and others. She grew up in a take-out restaurant on the Jersey shore and is an Associate Professor at Western Washington University.
Before the evening reading, Wong will conduct a one-hour master class at the college, commencing at 4:00 p.m. This event is also free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Interested attendees should contact Professor BJ Ward, Director of the Visiting Authors Series, at ward@warren.edu.
The evening reading will be followed by a brief Q & A with the audience and a book signing.
