Anoka-Ramsey Community College welcomes the public to its Cambridge Campus, Oct. 3, to hear acclaimed novelist Julie Schumacher speak at the 19th annual Minnesota Writer Program. Schumacher will read excerpts from her work and describe her path to becoming a published author.

Schumacher novels for young adults and adults recreate the joys and frustrations of family relationships. Her novels include: ìThe Book of One Hundred Truths,î ìThe Body is Water,î ìGrass Angel,î and ìThe Chain Letter and An Explanation for Chaos.î

She was named the ALA Notable Book of 1995 for ìThe Body is Waterî and was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards. She also received the O. Henry Award for her short story ìDummiesî in 1996 and for ìThe Private Life of Robert Schumannî in 1990.

Born in Delaware and a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, Schumacher earned a Masters of Fine Arts in English and Fiction from Cornell University in New York. She currently lives in the Twin Cities and teaches creative writing at the University of Minnesota.

The Minnesota Writer Event is free and open to the public. It is an annual event that offers the opportunity to meet and hear the work of a successful local author.

She will speak at the Campus
Center Lecture Hall E121, at 7 p.m.

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