Reddick to speak at Feb. 27 Creative Writing Workshop
JACKSON, Tenn. — Author Niles Reddick will give a reading at Union University Feb. 27 as part of Union’s 28th annual Creative Writing Workshop for West Tennessee high school students.
Reddick is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel “Drifting Too Far from the Shore” and two collections, “Reading the Coffee Grounds” and “Road Kill Art and Other Oddities.”
His work has been featured in 11 collections and in more than 200 literary magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, PIF, New Reader Magazine and many others. Reddick works for the University of Memphis-Lambuth in Jackson, Tennessee, where he lives with his wife Michelle and two children.
The reading will begin at 1 p.m. in Harvey Auditorium, located in the Barefoot Student Union Building. A book signing will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
Tim Ellsworth
Associate VP for University Communications
Union University
731-661-5215 (office)
731-225-5913 (mobile)
