February 16, 2005 Fiction Writer Tim Parrish To Read At Boise State March 4

Tim Parrish, author of “Red Stick Men,” will present a reading of his fiction at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, at the Boise State University Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. The reading is presented by the Boise State English Department’s Master of Fine Arts writing program, and is free and open to the public.   Parrish is the recipient of the 2001 Walker E. Dakins Fellowship at the Sewanee Writer’s Conference and the 2001 Connecticut Arts Fellowship. His collection of short stories, “Red Stick Men,” received special mention in the Pushcart Prize in fiction and has been nominated by Tim O’Brien for “Best New American Voices 2002.” His fiction has been published in Light of New Orleans Press’ “French Quarter Fiction” anthology, as well as in editor Alan Wier’s “Walking on Water and Other Stories,” published by the University of Alabama Press.   This reading is the second of a series of readings presented by the MFA writing program during the spring 2005 semester. Upcoming readings will be presented by Thalia Field, Mei Mei Berssenbrugge, Peter Gizzi and Elizabeth Willis, and Joy Williams.   -30-   Contact: Mia Wright, Boise State MFA Program in Creative Writing, 426-2669 Media Contacts: Kathleen Craven, communications and marketing, 208 426-3275 Rachel Bonilla,  communications and marketing, 208 426-3196