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  • Wilkes Grad Marlon James Lands Six-Part Series at HBO and Channel 4

    by Gabrielle D'Amico December 8, 2021
    December 8, 2021

    Wilkes alumnus and Man Booker Prize winning author Marlon James continues to achieve incredible success, this time with series order from HBO and the UK’S Channel 4 for the crime drama, Get Millie Black. According to Dateline, Get Millie Black follows “ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black, who returns to Kingston…

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  • Man Booker Award Finalist NoViolet Bulawayo, Reads At Wilkes University’s Allan Hamilton Dickson Series on April 17

    by Web Services March 26, 2019
    March 26, 2019

    Acclaimed novelist, essayist and short story writer NoViolet Bulawayo  will read from her work on April 17 as part of the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series at Wilkes University. The reading, hosted by the Wilkes English Department, will be at 7 p.m. in the Salon of Kirby Hall,…

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  • Wilkes University Creative Writing Alumnus Marlon James New Book Called African Game of Thrones

    by Web Services February 5, 2019
    February 5, 2019

    When Marlon James MA ’06’s novel A Brief History of Seven Killings won the Man Booker Prize in 2015, it catapulted the Wilkes creative writing alumnus to literary stardom. As the first Jaimaican to win the international prize, the award put James in the company of such notable authors as…

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  • Wilkes University Creative Writing Alumnus Marlon James Wins Man Booker Prize For Novel

    by Gabrielle D'Amico October 14, 2015
    October 14, 2015

    A Brief History of Seven Killings Wins One of Literature’s Most Prestigious Honors  Wilkes University alumnus Marlon James has won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. The international prize, one of the literary world’s most prestigious, was presented on Oct. 13 in London. …

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        Arts

        December Choral, Orchestra, Jazz and Band Concerts Planned

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        29th Annual Taste of Wilkes Event Returns In-Person

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        Erica Acosta Named Marshal of 4th Annual Multicultural…

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