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Writers in Residence: Lesley Nneka Arimah

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Tue Oct 18, 2016
Aspen, CO

Date

Tue Oct 18, 2016
11:30am – 12:30pm MDT

Location

Aspen, CO
Hooch Cocktail Bar

Contact

    [email protected]
    970.925.3122

Hosts

  1. Aspen Words

DOORS OPEN AT 5PM — Arrive early to purchase drinks or food so as not to disrupt the author talk.

Lesley Nneka Arimah is a Nigerian writer living in Minneapolis. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, GRANTA, and other publications. She is a recipient of a Commonwealth Short Story Prize and her work has received support from the Elizabeth George Foundation and other organizations. What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky, a short story collection, is forthcoming from Riverhead Books in 2017.

DOORS OPEN AT 5PM — Arrive early to purchase drinks or food so as not to disrupt the author talk.

Lesley Nneka Arimah is a Nigerian writer living in Minneapolis. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, GRANTA, and other publications. She is a recipient of a Commonwealth Short Story Prize and her work has received support from the Elizabeth George Foundation and other organizations. What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky, a short story collection, is forthcoming from Riverhead Books in 2017.