(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)October 14, 2014

(MAHWAH, NJ) Acclaimed fiction writer Charles Baxter will visit Ramapo College of New Jersey on October 20. He will give a craft talk on fiction at 1 p.m. and then read from one of his works at 4 p.m.

Baxter’s The Feast of Love was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has also won the Cohen Award for best essay, the Gettysburg Review non-fiction prose award and the Lawrence Foundation award.

He has published five novels, five collections of short stories and three collections of poems. A Minneapolis native who received his graduate degree in English at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Baxter teaches at the University of Minnesota.

###

About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

Press Release Archives

| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |