Katherine Min reads from and discusses her novel-in-progress, The Fetishist. Her last novel, Secondhand World, was recently published in paperback (Anchor, 2008).
Katherine was recently also awarded the 2009-10 artist fellowship in prose writing by the North Carolina Arts Council. This is a highly competitive and substantial grant. There were 148 applicants and eight award recipients. Along with the funds, fellowship winners are nominated to represent NC at the Southern Artistry website, an online juried showcase for artists who live in the Southeast, and are invited to attend a weekend workshop in February 2010, with Creative Capital Foundation, in NYC, an artist-centered, grant-making organization that has pioneered a strategic planning curriculum for artists around the country. She plans to do research for her second novel “The Fetishist” in Florence, Italy.
This award not only speaks to Katherine’s growing recognition as a leading literary figure, but it also offers our department and university new opportunities as we develop our network for future visiting writers.
Please let her know how pleased we are at her success here!
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