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Category: Ben Fountain

Introductions: Ben Fountain

April 4, 2017

On March 1 at Benaroya Hall, Ben Fountain—National Book Critics Circle Award-winner and author of the novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (now a film by Ang Lee)—floored us with his well-crafted lecture on what compels us to participate in the (somewhat crazy) act of writing, despite all the economic, social, and political odds stacked against […]

Billy Lynn’s Long Half‑Time Walk book cover

The Relevance of Billy Lynn’s Long Half-Time Walk

February 24, 2017

By Michael Overa, WITS Writer-in-Residence Americans love the art of the spectacle. And if you’re talking business, there’s nothing like a giant American flag and patriotic music to sell whatever it is you want to sell. It becomes a dangerous cocktail, this concoction of flag-waving jingoism, capitalism, and pageantry. Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk […]

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29 Sep

We were overjoyed to receive our 2021/22 WITS Anthology, May Your Wonder Be Your Map! They’ll be available for $10 each at our 2022 WITS Back-to-School Fundraiser Celebration tomorrow! Come grab a copy and raise a glass to our WITS community.
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29 Sep

Our 2022 WITS Back-to-School Fundraiser ends tomorrow and we’re only $32,463 short of our $160,000 goal! Help us nourish creativity and artistic process in public school classrooms, and consider making a gift to WITS today: http://ow.ly/VJS650KXkOs

28 Sep

This Friday 9/30 join us at the Olympic Rooftop Pavilion to toast to our WITS community and celebrate the final stretch of our fundraiser! We’re only $32,913 away from our $160,000 goal! Tickets are available on a sliding scale of $20-$50. See you there!
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