O’Brien is the acclaimed author of “The Things They Carried,” a collection of semi-autobiographical short stories based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. The university’s bi-annual Festival of Contemporary Writing is the state’s largest reading series and is an integral part of Spalding’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program residency, which the university hosts every spring and fall. This year’s festival runs through May 25.(Disclosure: I am a 2004 graduate of Spalding's MFA program.)On Thursday, special guest Tim O’Brien will read and sign books. A series of readings by authors affiliated with Spalding University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing program begins Saturday.
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