28th Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea featuring William Finnegan

Masks are recommended, particularly for the signing line.

Check-In at 6:15PM. Please print out your tickets and bring them with you.

Seating is first-come, first served.

Parking is free for all events. Please note that campus parking is limited, so we suggest arriving early to locate a parking spot. Parking lots are indicated on this campus map.

You will receive a copy of BARBARIAN DAYS when you check in for those tickets that include a book. Additional books will be available for purchase at this event.

Please call La Playa Books at 619-226-2601 for more information.

William Finnegan will discuss his Pulitzer Prize winning book, Barbarian Days as part of the 28th Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea. The focus of the conversation will be on Finnegan's writing on the history and culture of surfing. Interview to be led by Dr. Ben Cater, director of PLNU's Honors Program and Associate Dean of Foundational Explorations.

In addition to Barbarian Days, Finnegan’s books include Crossing the Line: A Year in the Land of Apartheid, which was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of the top ten nonfiction books of the year; Cold New World: Growing Up in a Harder Country, which was a finalist for the Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism; Dateline Soweto: Travels with Black South African Reporters; and A Complicated War: The Harrowing of Mozambique.

Part of the 28th Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea: Writing that Celebrates. Other events include Anthony Doerr, Maria Hinojosa, and N. Scott Momaday.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego, United States