The Spring 2013 Visiting Writers Series is supported by the Appalachian State University Foundation; Appalachian's Office
of Academic Affairs; the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English, the University Bookstore, Belk Library, and the Appalachian Journal. Business sponsors are The Gideon Ridge Inn and The Red Onion Restaurant. Community sponsors include John and Marjorie Idol, Paul and Judy Tobin, Alice Naylor, Thomas McLaughlin, and The High Country Writers.

Admission to all events is free. Book sales and signing will follow each reading.

For further information on the Spring season, please call 262-2310. To receive Appalachian's "This Week in the Arts" announcements by email, please contact arts-events@appstate.edu.

Book sales and signing will follow each reading.

Parking is free on campus after 5 p.m. We recommend the Library Parking Deck on College Street (from King Street, turn down College Street at the First Baptist Church). To reach the Student Union, cross College Street and follow the walkway between the chiller plant and the University Bookstore, passing the Post Office and entering the Student Union on the second floor. For further parking information or a map, please see www.parking.appstate.edu or call the Parking and Traffic Office (828) 262-2878.