2012 Steloff Lecturer

November 29, 2012

Author Zadie Smith, one of the most celebrated young writers in the English-speaking world, will present Skidmore’s Frances Steloff Lecture, titled “The Writer in the World,” on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Skidmore. Free and open to the public, the lecture/reading will begin at 8 p.m. in Gannett Auditorium of Palamountain Hall. Read More.

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