Poet and author Jennifer Maritza McCauley will discuss her work with a special emphasis on the short story collection "When Trying to Return Home." She will discuss the stylistics of the collection as well as craft. There will be a Q&A session and book signing after the presentation. This event is free, open to the public and available on Zoom.

March 19, 2025
6:30 p.m.
New Hall Event Space, Columbia College Campus
Virtual: ccis.zoom.us/j/84949144423

Jennifer has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Kimbilio and CantoMundo, and her work has been a New York Times Editors’ Choice, Best Fiction Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and a Must-Read by Elle, Latinx in Publishing, Ms. Magazine and Southern Review of Books. She is fiction editor at Pleiades and an assistant professor of English at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.