About this Event
The Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series invites you to a public reading by Tessa Hulls, acclaimed author, artist, and speaker, best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic memoir "Feeding Ghosts." Hulls’ work examines themes of identity, intergenerational trauma, and the power of creative storytelling.
This event is free and open to all!
About Tessa Hulls:
Tessa Hulls is an artist/writer/adventurer illuminating the connections between the present and the past. Her graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts explores the reverberations of her Chinese grandmother's escape from the Communist regime and her subsequent mental illness. Her work addresses racial justice, the immigrant experience, generational trauma, mental health, the creative process, and the surprising feminist history of the bicycle. Her graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts has earned the Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize for First Book, the Eisner Award, the Washington State Book Award, the 2024 Libby Award and was named a Best Book of 2024 by Time, Forbes, NPR, the Minnesota Star Tribune, LitHub, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Chicago Public Library and others.
About the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series:
The Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series culminates in captivating public readings by local and nationally renowned authors. These free events showcase the talents of featured writers as they bring their work to life, offering audiences a chance to experience literature in a powerful, personal way. Since its inception in the early 1970s, the series has welcomed some of the most celebrated voices in literature, including Robert Pinsky, Lucille Clifton, Scott Russell Sanders, Mark Doty, Camille Dungy, and Terry Tempest Williams. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to their work, the public readings provide an unforgettable evening of storytelling and inspiration, connecting the community to the transformative power of the written word.
Event venue & nearby stays
Schiable Auditorium, 1764 Tanana Loop,, Fairbanks, United States
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