Liam Callanan
Thursday, November 14^th. 
2019
6:30 pm
University Art Gallery 

Liam Callanan is a novelist, teacher and journalist. His novel, Paris by the Book was translated into multiple languages and was the 2019 winner of the Edna Ferber Prize. He’s also the 2017 winner of the Hunt Prize, and his first novel, The Cloud Atlas, was a finalist for an Edgar Award. Liam’s work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Slate, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle, and he's recorded numerous essays for public radio.  He's also taught for the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and lives in Wisconsin with his wife and daughters.