Winter Writers Reading Series: Quan Barry

Quan Barry is the Lorraine Hansberry Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the author of eight books of fiction and poetry, including the recent collection Auction, which the New York Times named one of the 5 best poetry books of 2023. A recipient of NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, Barry is currently the writer-in-residence at Forward Theater where her play, The Mytilenean Debate, premiered in the spring of 2022. Barry’s fourth novel, tentatively titled Zero at the Bone, is set in Antarctica and due out from Grove Press in the fall of 2025.

We are excited to partner with Mineral Point’s independent bookstore for our 2025 reading series. Unless noted, readings will be held at Republic of Letters Books, 151 High St., Mineral Point.

Learn more about Quan and her work on our Winter Writers Reading Series page: https://shakeragalley.org/writers-reading-series/ward of the Wisconsin Writers Awards from the Arts + Literature Laboratory.

He grew up in north Texas and lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Robin, and son, Jacob.

We are excited to partner with Mineral Point’s independent bookstore for our 2025 reading series. Unless noted, readings will be held at Republic of Letters Books, 151 High St., Mineral Point.

Learn more about David and his work on our Winter Writers Reading Series page: https://shakeragalley.org/writers-reading-series/