THE Creative Writing programme at UL will present a public reading from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford at UL on Tuesday 15 September at 7pm. This will be his first visit to UL and his first reading in County Limerick.Ford is one of the most widely acclaimed American novelists.
His best known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land, and the short story collection Rock Springs which hhas several widely anthologised stories.
Professor Joseph O’Connor, UL’s Frank McCourt Chair in Creative Writing, initiated this event. “This will be a memorable evening for all literature fans in Limerick and the midwest. When I was in my twenties, starting out with writing, Richard Ford became one of my touchstone authors. His work meant so much to me, for its grace, beauty, toughness and truthfulness, and for the sheer reading pleasure it gave.
“To host him here at the University of Limerick will be an immense honour for our new Creative Writing department. There’s huge excitement that he’s coming.”
Attend to the Computer Science and Information Strategies Building at UL (beside the Foundation Building) with a reception at 6.30pm – the reading is 7pm sharp. Booking essential so email Claire.ryan@ul.ie
