Lectures + Speaking
As eloquent in person as in writing, Andre Dubus III speaks to audiences about the path that led him to become a writer - one that pulled him out of a life of violence and allowed him to find his voice through the arts.
His topics include:
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Writing & Human Creativity
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Townie: How Writing Saved Me from a Life of Violence
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Poverty & Violence: Social Injustices & Financial Inequality
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The Art of the Memoir
To inquire about speaking opportunities with Andre, please contact his lecture agent.
JOHN HAUSCHILDT
Brief Bio
Andre Dubus III’s books include the New York Times’ bestsellers House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days, and his memoir, Townie. His most recent novel, Such Kindness, was published in June 2023, and a collection of personal essays, Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin, was published in March 2024. He is also the editor of Reaching Inside: 50 Acclaimed Authors on 100 Unforgettable Short Stories, (Godine, 2023.) His novella and story collection, Our Possible Life, is forthcoming in March 2027.
Mr. Dubus has been a finalist for the National Book Award, and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, The National Magazine Award for Fiction, three Pushcart Prizes, and is a recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. His books are published in over twenty-five languages, and he teaches at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
