Reading: Branca Vilela

Lecture: Barry Lopez

Panel: Writing Sans Frontiers: Writing Across Geographical/Cultural Borders

Moderator: Robert Lewis

Reading: Robin Magowan

A Conversation with Sam Pickering

Conversation moderated by Dr. Chris Nelson.

Reading: Mark Salzman

Panel: Writing The Threshold: Writing Across Social, Political, and Gendered Boundaries

Moderator: Michael Beard

Reading: Carol Gilligan

In this video from Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 recorded during the 37th Annual UND Writers Conference, “Border Crossings,” Carol Gilligan reads from THE BIRTH OF PLEASURE (2002) and the then unpublished novel KYRA. She also takes questions from the audience regarding her dual role as a psychologist and writer.

Reading: Fan Shen

In this video from Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 recorded during the 37th Annual UND Writers Conference, “Border Crossings,” Fan Shen reads from GANG OF ONE: MEMOIRS OF A RED GUARD (2006). He also gives historical and personal context for his book and takes questions from the audience.

Panel: Writing Around Borders: The Shifting Geography of Genre

Moderator: Darin Kerr

Reading: Nance van Winckel

In this video from Friday, March 24th, 2006 recorded during the 37th Annual UND Writers Conference, “Border Crossings,” Nance van Winckel reads “The Twelfth District,” “Missive,” “Up the Steps of the Capital,” “Stateside,” “Indiscriminate Kisses,” “My Weight in Ants,” “Chaplain’s Moustache,” “You People,” “No Sign of My Passing,” “Raccoon Eating a Wild Turkey,” “Rained On,” “You Opened One Eye,” and “Bid Me Be the Bird.” She also answers questions from the audience regarding her writing and teaching processes.