Non-fiction Writing, A Time for Truth: The Impact of Non-fiction Writing on American History and Culture

Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Location: Firehouse Cultural Center

Event type: Lectures

The truth can be stranger than fiction, and the writing of that truth often makes the best reading. Whether the ground-breaking work of early environmentalist Rachel Carson predicting a Silent Spring, or Truman Capote’s spellbinding account of murder, In Cold Blood, or the heart pounding tale of heroic survival in World War II, Unbroken, America’s non-fiction authors and journalists/writers have provided us with a view of the world that brings the beauty and the horror of reality to our living rooms.

A Time for Truth will encompass the history of the non-fiction genre in American literature as well as the importance of such other fact-based writing styles such as essays, editorials and short stories.

The evening will conclude with audience participation and reading recommendations.

Lecturer Bio: Pamela Varkony is a non-fiction writer and a former columnist for Tribune Publishing. Her work appears in newspapers, magazines and in PBS and NPR on-air commentaries. Her poetry has been published in the New York Times.

Recognized by the Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association with an “Excellence in Journalism” award, Pamela often uses her communication skills to advocate for human rights and empowerment both at home and abroad. She has twice traveled to Afghanistan on a fact-finding mission and as an embedded journalist.

Pamela was named the 2017 Pearl S. Buck International Woman of Influence for her body of work. She is a member of the Pearl S. Buck Writing Center faculty.

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