Mercyhurst Literary Festival Turns 19 University unveils creative arts mag, welcomes writers Seyoum and Gorton by Matt Swanseger
Mercyhurst University is about to get lit for the remainder of March and April. Its 19th annual Literary Festival kicks off Thursday, March 18 with the first of three events celebrating the craft and nuance of the written word.
Thursday night s Dr. Ken Schiff Reading in Fiction, named for the festiva s late co-founder, will feature the award-winning and controversial
Ethiopian writer and entertainer Bewketu Seyoum. Later events include a reading from
historical and nonfiction writer Stephanie Gorton on Thursday, April 1 and a
student presentation on Wednesday, April 28. All events will be streamed live at 8 p.m. from the Mercyhurst English Department s Facebook page (facebook.com/mercyhurstenglish) and are free and open to the public.