“Could Stephen Jones be the Jordan Peele of horror literature? …
He just may be.” — Entertainment Weekly
California Institute of the Arts is pleased to announce Recent York Times bestselling writer Stephen Graham Jones as its 2023 Katie Jacobson Author in Residence.
Jones, the critically acclaimed, Recent York Times bestselling writer of My Heart is a Chainsaw, The Only Good Indians, and 30 other books, is widely known and loved for his progressive approach to genre, particularly horror. His CalArts residency and public reading at REDCAT happen prematurely of his highly anticipated sequel to My Heart is a Chainsaw. Titled Don’t Fear the Reaper (part two of The Indian Lake Trilogy), the book will probably be released on Feb. 7, 2023, by Simon & Schuster.
The Katie Jacobson Author in Residence Program—housed inside the MFA Creative Writing Program within the CalArts School of Critical Studies—brings a prestigious author to CalArts annually for a public reading and meetings with students. Past residents include Hilton Als, Roxane Gay, Junot Diaz, and George Saunders. This yr’s public reading returns to the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in Downtown Los Angeles, with a streaming option available for online audiences.
“Coming out of the terrain of literary horror, Stephen Graham Jones has been cutting his own singular—often exuberantly bloody—path through American literature for a while now,” says Anthony McCann, the director of CalArts’ Creative Writing MFA Program. “We’re so thrilled to have him join us this January to share his work and his perspectives on writing with our students, the CalArts community, and the broader public.”
A vital figure in contemporary Native American literature, Jones—a member of the Blackfeet Nation—adroitly remixes the conventions of literary horror fiction to construct disturbing, funny, and moving depictions of latest American life, especially because it is lived at the agricultural margins of the American West. In his work, the past is all the time alive and lurking somewhere at the hours of darkness just beyond the beams of our headlights.
The Ivena Baldwin Professor of English and a professor of distinction on the University of Colorado Boulder, Jones is the recipient of many literary awards, including the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award.
On Thursday, Jan. 19, Jones will visit the CalArts campus to provide two workshops for college students, in addition to a night lecture. On Friday, Jan. 20, Jones will take the REDCAT stage for a public reading of latest and former works.
The Katie Jacobson Author in Residence is made possible by a generous donation from the Jacobson Family.
TICKETS & INFORMATION
Stephen Graham Jones
CalArts Katie Jacobson Author in Residence
Friday, Jan. 20 at 8:30 pm PST
Ticketing:
$12 for general admission ($10 virtual)
$10 for REDCAT members and students ($8 virtual)
$6 for CalArts students, faculty, and staff ($5 virtual)
Tickets will be purchased at:
https://www.redcat.org/events/2023/stephen-graham-jones
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