Transracial adoption topic of Writer’s Series talk Feb. 15

Jane Jeong Trenka, a writer and activist whose controversial views on transracial adoption challenge the Korean government’s adoption policies, will kickoff the spring semester Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series. She will talk on the writer’s craft at 4 p.m. and read from her work at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15 in Comstock Memorial Union 101. Click headline to read more.

Red Weather submissions

Undergraduates, graduates, alum and faculty: If you are interested in submitting your fiction, non-fiction, poetry, artwork or photos to Red Weather, you’ll find guidelines on the website www.mnstate.edu/redweather/. Submissions close on January 18, so revise, polish and submit your work for the Spring 2010 issue of Red Weather. Click headline for more info.

An Acoustical Afternoon…Tammaro reading and book signing

On Sunday, December 13, at 2:00 p.m. Zandbroz Variety in Fargo will host Thom Tammaro, English Department and MFA program, to read from his new collection of poems, 31 Mornings in December, a series of Zen-like meditations written each day during the month of December. Joining Tammaro will be guitarist and vocalist Terry Ruud and vocalist Crystal Jensen for an afternoon of acoustical music and songs about the wintry month of December. Click headline to read more.