2006-2007 Speakers Bureau Catalog
KENNETH GRANT
Kenneth Grant is a professor and chair of the UW Colleges English Department. He has published articles on Wisconsin writers and is currently working on a biography of August Derleth, one of Wisconsin's important literary figures.
Address: E11960 Kessler Road, Baraboo, WI 53913
Phone: 608-356-7593 (home), 608-356-8351 (work)
Fax: 608-355-7911
Email: kenneth.grant@uwc.edu
Wisconsin Writers Writing about Wisconsin
Wisconsin writers have written an amazing number of works with Wisconsin settings, both real and imagined. From The House on the Rock, to the streets of Milwaukee, to the shores of fictional "Loon Lake, Wisconsin," our state's creative writers have adapted their experiences living in Wisconsin for our entertainment and enlightenment. Grant's presentation will offer a thumbnail history of Wisconsin's literary history and discuss what makes Wisconsin writing distinct.
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