Holy Family University will welcome critically acclaimed fiction and creative nonfiction novelist Liz Moore in its Distinguished Writers Series on Tuesday, Apr. 2 at 6:30 PM at Holy Family University’s Education and Technology Center Auditorium (9801 Frankford Avenue).

Please note the event date has changed from Apr. 3 to Apr. 2. If you have already registered for the original date, your registration is confirmed, and there is no need to register again.

The event is free and open to the public. Those wishing to attend should use the Registration Form to reserve their place.

Guests should arrive at the Education and Technology Center on Holy Family’s Philadelphia campus (9801 Frankford Avenue) by 6:15 PM. Free parking is available in the Holy Family Hall parking lot.

Moore is the critically acclaimed writer of four novels, including her most recent work, Long Bright River, which was published by Riverhead Books in January 2020. The novel became an instant New York Times and international bestseller and was selected by Barack Obama as one his favorite books of 2020. A television adaptation of the book is currently underway. She is the winner of the Medici Book Club Prize and Philadelphia’s Athenaeu Literary Award, among others. Moore has also served on the faculty at Holy Family University.

“We are excited to welcome Liz back to campus as part of the Distinguished Writers Series this spring,” said Keith Kopka, Program Director for the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Holy Family University. “Her work is among the very best in contemporary fiction, and we look forward to her sharing her writing with our students, as well as with the Philadelphia community.”

The Holy Family University Distinguished Writers Series, led by Assistant Professor and Program Director Kopka and Assistant Professor Raena Shirali, is committed to bringing visiting authors and scholars to the Northeast Philadelphia campus each academic year for free public readings and student-centered events as a way to promote diversity and social awareness. Through its dedication to the Holy Family University mission and core values of community, respect, integrity, experiential learning, vision, and service, the Distinguished Writers Series offers an intellectual environment that fosters the free exchange of ideas with writers, scholars, and thinkers of different backgrounds, ethnicities, viewpoints, and writing styles.

Previous artists featured in the series include R.O. Kwon, Ananda Lima, Raquel Salas Rivera, Carmen Maria Machado, Krys Malcolm Belc, Airea D. Matthews, Torrey Pines, and Yolanda Wisler, among others.

Learn more about upcoming events at Holy Family University, a private institution in the Catholic tradition with campus locations in Philadelphia and Newtown. Founded in 1954, the University is informed by its values-driven mission and embraces diversity and inclusion, ensuring a welcoming and accessible learning community for all.