The Contemporary Writers Series at Canisius College will welcome four nationally known authors of contemporary fiction to campus during the fall 2000 semester. Each participating author will read from their works and later accept questions from the audience. A reception and book signing will conclude the evening's activities.
All events are free and open to the public.
McCorkle's first two novels, The Cheer Leader and July 7th , were published simultaneously when she was 26 years old. She is also the author of three other novels, Tending to Virginia , Ferris Beach and Carolina Moon , and two collections of short fiction, Crash Diet and Final Vinyl Days . McCorkle's fiction has been recommended numerous times by the New York Times Notable Books of the Year list. Porter is the second youngest of eight siblings and graduated from Buffalo City Honors High School. Following the publication of her critically acclaimed first novel, All-Bright Court , she was named a regional winner in Granta's Best Young American Novelists competition.