Chapman University Announces Lineup for 14th Annual Author Festival: Focus on Italian Writers

ORANGE, Calif. – Chapman University’s 14th Annual John Fowles Literary Series - the university’s acclaimed yearly festival of visiting, internationally recognized novelists, poets and playwrights - will focus on world-renowned Italian writers this year, and will also include a special appearance by an Israeli- born novelist who is the university’s 2011 writer-in-residence.

The author talks – all free and open to the public – will be held in the Henley Reading Room on the second floor of Chapman’s Leatherby Libraries. Book signings will follow all readings, and each author’s books will be available for sale. For more information, the public can call 714-532-6026.

Chapman University is located at One University Drive in Orange, California. Parking for visitors is available in the structure underneath the Chapman football stadium, off Walnut Avenue between Glassell and Center Streets, $2 for two hours.

The series is sponsored by Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Los Angeles, Associated Students of Chapman University, Citrus City Grille, and Chapman’s Department of English and Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Chapman’s John Fowles Literary Series was named in honor of the late British author of such novels as “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” and “The Magus,” who was a friend of the series’ founder, Chapman English professor Mark Axelrod, and appeared in the series’ first year. Monday, March 7 at 7 pm