Laura Wilson has photographed some of the most influential writers of our time. In conjunction with an exhibition of her work at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, The Writers (Yale, 2022) will feature a selection of her powerful portraits documenting highly accomplished, award-winning writers. Immersing herself in each writer's own personal setting, Wilson reveals the details that have inspired their literary masterworks.

5:30 pm - Reception

6 pm-  Lecture, followed by Q&A and book-signing

McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall, SMU Campus

Co-sponsored by the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, DeGolyer Library and Friends of SMU Libraries

Image: "Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient) lives in Toronto, but spends part of each year writing at a simple table in a cabin on a remote Northern California beach." From Laura Wilson's The Writers (Yale University Press, 2022).