[Yale-readings] 4-13 7pm: Alison Bechdel

[Kuhl, Nancy]

Alison Bechdel

Graphic novelist/cartoonist

Wednesday, April 13, 7 p.m.

Linsly-Chittenden Room 317

Booklist called Fun Home, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award, "one of the very best graphic novels ever." Alison Bechdel is also the author of the celebrated bi-weekly syndicated comic strip "Dykes to Watch out For." In publication since 1983, and now featured in over 50 alternative newspapers and publications, the strip has been collected in twelve full-length books, several of which have won awards in humor writing and gay and lesbian literature. She writes occasional pieces for Ms., Slate, The Village Voice, The Advocate, Out, and other newspapers, web sites, comic books and 'zines.

Sponsored by the John Christophe Schlesinger Visiting Writer Series

The John Christophe Schlesinger Visiting Writer series was established to enrich the experience of student writers in Yale College. It is supported by a gift from Richard and Sheila Schlesinger in honor of their son, who was dedicated to the pursuit of creative writing. Each year several distinguished writers come to campus to give a public reading and to confer with student writers in a variety of settings, formal and informal. For more information contact the Yale Department of English, 203-432-2233



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