The interview series will begin with editor emeritus of The Atlantic Monthly William Whitworth on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 4 p.m. Whitworth began his career as a reporter for the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock, then moved to the New York Herald Tribune. Hired by The New Yorker as a staff writer, Whitworth quickly rose as an editor and worked on many of the magazine’s most important nonfiction articles. In 1980, he became chief editor of The Atlantic Monthly, a position he held for twenty years.

 

The second interview in the series, with travel writer Pico Iyer, takes place on Thursday, June 23 at 4 p.m. Iyer is the author of seven nonfiction works, including “The Lady and the Monk” and “Video Night in Kathmandu.”  Utne Reader credits Iyer with “elevating travel reportage to new heights.” A book signing will follow the interview.

The interview series will conclude on Friday, June 24, 2011 at 2 p.m. with the editor of The New Yorker, David Remnick. Remnick began his reporting career at the Washington Post in 1982. He became a staff writer at The New Yorker in 1992 and has since written over a hundred pieces for the magazine. He was selected to be The New Yorker’s chief editor in 1998 and since then The New Yorker has won thirty National Magazine awards. He is the author of several books, including “Lenin’s Tomb,” for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction. His most recent book is “The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama.” Many writers consider Remnick to be the very best editor in America.

 

The interview series will be conducted by Marc Smirnoff, editor of The Oxford American Magazine.

 

A reception is to follow after each interview. Due to limited seating, preregistration is recommended. For more information or to register, please visit: summit.oxfordamerican.org/registration or call toll free 866-972-7778 or 501-727-5435.

About The Oxford American

 

The Oxford American is a national magazine dedicated to featuring the very best in Southern writing while documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South. Billed as “The Southern Magazine of Good Writing,” it has won two National Magazine Awards and other high honors since it began publication in 1992. The magazine has featured the original work of such literary powerhouses as Charles Portis, Roy Blount Jr., ZZ Packer, Donald Harington, Donna Tartt, and Ernest J. Gaines to name just a few. The New York Times has stated that The Oxford American “may be the liveliest literary magazine in America.” To learn more, visit the website at OxfordAmerican.org.

 

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