The Twenty-Fourth Annual Mary Frances Hobson Lecture & Prize Conferral, An Evening with Jim Grimsley

Join us Monday, April 2, 2018 as Chowan University confers the 2018 Mary Frances Hobson recipient, author Jim Grimsley, Professor of Creative Writing at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Following a dinner at 6:00 p.m. (business attire),  Grimsley will deliver the Hobson Lecture at Chowan that evening at 7:30 p.m.  followed by a book signing.  This event is open for community members to join.

Hobson Day Events
Monday, April 2
2:00 p.m. – Hobson Dialogue
5:00 p.m. – Friends of the Libray Reception
6:00 p.m. – Hobson Prize Conferral and Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Hobson Prize Lecture
Deadline for Registration:  February 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Registration Fee:  $25.00*
Fee includes payment for the Hobson Conferral Dinner (6:00 p.m.)
and Lecture (7:30 p.m.) on April 2.

For more information, contact the Office of the Provost, Nancy Cox at 252-398-6211 or Cox@chowan.edu

*The price of the dinner includes NC state and local sales taxes.