This year marks the tenth anniversary of the program. A reading at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, November 13, serves as part of the birthday celebration, with reception and cake-cutting to follow.

Festival of Contemporary Writing events will be held at Spalding’s Egan Leadership Center lectorium, located at the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge streets, and at the Brown Hotel (335 W. Broadway) as noted. Plenty of free parking is available for the campus readings. Authors may or may not read from the work listed below.