news | Monday June 5, 2017

Donato Mancini will be writer in residence at the University of Windsor this fall

Donato Mancini has been named by the University of Windsor’s Department of English as their Writer in Residence for Fall 2017.

Mancini makes visual and procedural poetry, bookworks, and visual art. His latest book, Same Diff meets at the intersection of poetry, contemporary art, documentary cinema and social history. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of British Columbia. From 2018–2020 he will be a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MA.

Mancini will be available to students and faculty for manuscript consultations throughout the Fall semester. All students and community members are welcome to submit material for one-on-one editing consults. He will also hold public seminars, open to any interested writers. Watch the U of Windsor’s Department of English website for announcements regarding Mancini’s inaugural reading, how to submit materials, and seminar details.