9/30/2009 - Beth Alvarado has an essay in the soon to be published book, Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fear, Risk, and Hope


Beth Alvarado, member of the Writing Program Faculty, has an essay in the book, Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fear, Risk, and Hope, forthcoming in November from Rutgers University Press. All profits will be donated to the Save Darfur Coalition.

Five of the authors included in the book are UA graduates: Sherwin Bitsui, Robert Boswell, Ann Cummins, Peter Turchi, and Beth Alvarado. It also contains essays by Nadine Gordimer, Phillip Lopate, George Saunders, Jane Smiley, and many other wonderful writers. The book has recieved great advance reviews.

Beth will be moderating a panel about the book for the Tucson Book Festival in March, 2010. Robert Boswell, Ann Cummins, and Peter Turchi will speak on the panel.