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Writers Series: Peter Swanson

Feb 05
Peter Swanson with glasses and a blue shirt

The Salem State Writers Series invites noted authors of short stories, biography, poetry, poetry, memoir and essays to share their work at free readings throughout the academic year. The 2024-2025 Series opens with a reading by Carmen Maria Machado, short story author, essayist, and critic. Admission to this event is free.

Peter is the Sunday Times and New York Times best selling author of ten novels, including The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year. His books have been translated into over 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science FictionThe Atlantic MonthlyMeasureThe GuardianThe Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine.

A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, he lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his wife.

The Recital Hall is located at 71 Loring Avenue. Parking is available on Loring Avenue,  across the street next to the Salem Diner. 

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