Alice Hoffman '73

Adelphi University welcomes alumna and best-selling author Alice Hoffman ’73 for a "Reading and Conversation to Celebrate the new Alice Hoffman Fellowships in Creative Writing" on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the new Performing Arts Center (AU PAC), 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Ms. Hoffman will discuss and sign her newest book, The Third Angel, and the recipients of the first Alice Hoffman Fellowships in Creative Writing will be announced. This is a ticketed event.

Ms. Hoffman will read excerpts from her eighteenth novel, The Third Angel (2008), published by Shaye Areheart Books. A compelling and captivating work, The Third Angel examines the lives of three London women at different crossroads in their lives, and has garnered praise from national media, including the New York Times, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist.

Ms. Hoffman has written such award-winning works as Property Of, The Drowning Season, and Angel Landing, among many others. Her novels have been translated into more than 20 languages and more than 100 foreign editions and have received mention as notable books of the year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Library Journal, and People Magazine. Practical Magic was made into a Warner film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.

Alice Hoffman will also present the $6,000 Fellowships to Lisa Bermudez (poet) and Erica Naess (fiction writer).  Recognizing students with demonstrated imaginative talent, superior writing skills, scholarly diligence, and noteworthy engagement with the literary and academic community, the Fellowships offer the recipients a significant mentor outside the M.F.A. in Creative Writing Program. The Fellowships pair students with mentors from whom they will gain experience, insight, advice, and for whom they will work as a research assistant during the spring semester. Edward Hirsch, celebrated poet and president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, will work with Ms. Bermudez, and Francine Prose, novelist and president of PEN American Center, will work with Ms. Naess.

Ticket prices are $10 for the public; $5 for seniors (60 or over), Adelphi University staff, faculty, and alumni (at the Box Office only - 1 per ID); and $2 for Adelphi students (at the Box Office only - 1 per ID). Student, staff, and senior discounts are not available online. If you qualify for one of these discounts, tickets must be purchased at the Box Office window (with valid ID) or over the phone. One ticket per ID (additional tickets may be purchased at full price). Discounted tickets sold over the phone require a valid ID upon pick up. For more information and ticket availability, please contact the AU PAC Box Office at 516.877.4000 or visit http://aupac.adelphi.edu. For details about the M.F.A. in Creative Writing Program Program, visit http://academics.adelphi.edu/artsci/creativewriting/.   

About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.


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