Posted on Jan 22, 2008

Julianna Spallholzā€™s prose poetry and short fiction has appeared in Caketrain, Cranky, Gargoyle and Sleepingfish,among other literary publications. She teaches in the Writing Program and at the School of Art at the University of Arizona and is the managin

Poet, fiction writer, teacher and editor Julianna Spallholz ’98 comes to campus Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, 7:30 p.m. as part of the English Department’s Writers Return: Alumni Writer Series.

Her talk will be held in Arts 215, and a reception will follow.

Spallholz’s prose poetry and short fiction have appeared in Caketrain, Cranky, Gargoyle and Sleepingfish, among other literary publications. She teaches in the Writing Program and at the School of Art at the University of Arizona and is the managing editor for Tarpaulin Sky journal.

She has performed her work, often in collaboration with Tucson-based musicians, all over the country and at various venues in downtown Tucson, where she lives. After graduating from Union as an English major, she earned her MFA in creative writing from Goddard College.

Spallholz’s appearance is the second event of this year’s Writers Return series. It is free and open to the public.