EJP-HRI Lecture Series | Arthur Longworth
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Education Justice Project and HRI
- Location
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 422
- Date
- Sep 21, 2023 4:00 pm
- Contact
- Humanities Research Institute
- info-HRI@illinois.edu
- Views
- 324
- Originating Calendar
- HRI
Arthur Longworth is the author of Zek: An American Prison Story (Gabalfa Press, 2016). He is also a six-time PEN America Prison Writing Award winner, a 2018 Pushcart Prize nominee, and a 2019-2020 Writing For Justice Fellow. Arthur’s work has been presented onstage by such renowned literary figures as Francine Prose, among others, and rapper/poet Talib Kweli. He has written for The New Republic, New York Review of Books, Medium, VICE News, and numerous other venues around the country.
Supported by the Mellon Foundation.