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ZZ Packer's stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Story, Ploughshares, Zoetrope, The Best American Short Stories 2000 and 2004, and have been read on NPR’s Selected Shorts. 
Ms. Packer is the author of the short story collection, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, a PEN/Faulkner finalist, New York Times Notable Book, and Broward College's feature text for the wRites of Spring Literary Festival.
3-Day Schedule
(All presentations take place in the Broward College/North Regional Library auditorium)
Monday, March 21st
10:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony / Art Show: John Moscowitz “Changing Directions”
11:00 a.m.
Dr. Elena Machado: “Static Signals: Arlene Davila, Jennine Capó Crucet, and Markets of Latinidad”
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Film Screening: Mother and Child – Moderated by John Moscowitz 
Tuesday, March 22nd
9:40 a.m.
Gregory Sherl "Waking Up to Poetry"
11:00 a.m.
Lynne Thorner “Reel Visions, Real Voices: Moving Images from Contemporary Filmmakers”
Broward College Students “Fresh Noise: Spoken Word and Open Mic Performance”
2:00 p.m.
Mike Magnuson “Oshkosh and The Barbie Stories”
6:00 p.m.
Featured Author, ZZ Packer Readings and Discussion from Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Wednesday, March 23rd
11:00 a.m.
Donna Weir-Soley “African-American and Caribbean Experiences”
12:30 p.m.
Featured Author, ZZ Packer “Voices in Fiction”
**ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**
wRites of Spring is funded by the office of the North Campus Provost, Dr. Barbara Bryan.
Student awards are provided by Broward College Student Life.
ZZ Packer appears courtesy of Pearson Education.
