February 26th to March 2nd, 2001


 


      William Fremd High School's Writers Week is an annual celebration of writing. During Writers Week, Fremd students, faculty, and staff learn about the art and craft of writing from nationally-known and local authors, as well as from student and faculty authors. Since its beginning in 1995, Writers Week has brought more than eighty writers to the Fremd campus in Palatine, Illinois.
 

  • Roger Bonair-Agard
  • Carson Grace Becker
  • Raymond Benson
  • Rosellen Brown
  • Billy Collins
  • Daniel Ferri
  • Dave Firks
  • Gina Gallo
  • Reggie Gibson
  • Bob Harig
  • Sara Holbrook
  • Dana Kozlov
  • Achy Obejas
  • Marc Smith
  • Patricia Smith
  • Michele Walker


  • Poet; 1999 National Poetry Slam Champion
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    playwright; author of A Mislaid Heaven and others; member of Famous Door Theatre Company ensemble
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    Author of James Bond novels, including The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, and others; Director of the Ian Fleming Foundation
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    Novelist; author of Before and After, Half a Heart, and numerous others
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    Poet; author of Questions About Angels; Picnic, Lightning; and numerous others
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    Poet; National Public Radio commentator
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    Editor of Blue Murder Magazine; crime fiction publisher
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    Chicago police officer; author of Crime Scenes and Street Beat
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    1998 National Poetry Slam Champion; author of Storm Beneath the Skin
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    Sportswriter for the St. Petersburg Times and ESPN golf commentator (Fremd '81)
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    Poet; author of The Dog Ate My Homework, Chicks Up Front, and numerous others
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    WGN-TV Channel 9 News reporter (Fremd '86)
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    Chicago Tribune arts critic; novelist; author of Memory Mambo
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    Poet; Poetry Slam inventor; author of Crowdpleaser
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    Poet; Columnist; Author of Life According to Motown
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    Poet; Commentator on WBEZ - FM; Author of Girl of a Thousand Trees and Trainkickers
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    For more information on Writers Week, contact Gary Anderson or Tony Romano.


    Generous Supporters of Writers Week VII
  • Burger King
  • Barnes and Noble
  • Fremd Boosters
  • Drummers and Thumbs Bookstore

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