Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series at Hope College

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Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series at Hope College

Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series at Hope College All events—panels, readings, classes, and workshops—are free of charge. All readings are open to the public.

Founded in 1982 by Jack Ridl, Professor of English at Hope College, the Visiting Writers Series enjoys the sponsorship of the College, the Department of English, Multicultural Life, the Cultural Affairs Committee, and the Women's Issues Organization, among others. The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series at Hope College has hosted some of the most exciting writers working today, and is proud of its notable reputation in Michigan and the national literary community. To the right you can see those who have read for the Visiting Writers Series in the past.

10/03/2026

We wanted to take a moment and say thank you to Matthew Baker and Greg Rappleye for such a great kickoff event. Your beautiful writing and meaningful advice are greatly valued. We are also so grateful to everyone who made this event possible and to all who attended! We look forward to seeing you again at the next event!

09/18/2026

We're SO excited to begin this year's series with the Tom Andrews Memorial Reading, featuring Matthew Baker, a Hope alum, and Greg Rappleye, a Hope professor of 25 years!

You won't want to miss Matt's fiction or Greg's poetry -- we promise!

03/17/2026

We want to take a moment to thank Jane Wong and Keetje Kuipers for such a wonderful night! Your work and advice is deeply valued. We’d also like to thank our senior interns, Maggie Haeussler, Elsa Kim, and Alison Wintermute, for all the work they have done! Thank you to everyone who attended and made this event possible. We will see you in the fall for our next event!

03/16/2026

Join us TONIGHT for a reading and Q&A at 7 PM!

03/09/2026

It’s hard to believe our last event of this academic year is approaching! We are honored to have Jane Wong and Keetje Kuipers for a reading and Q&A on March 16th at 7 PM. Make sure to put this event on your calendar and we hope to see you all there!

01/26/2026

It may be cold outside, but JRVWS is just warming up! We are honored to have KB Brookins and Sarah Ghazal Ali for our first event of the semester on February 10th at 7 PM. Make sure to put this event on your calendar and follow us for more information!

11/11/2025

See you all there tonight at 7pm!

11/08/2025

Here is a location update! We will have the reading in Graves Hall! Can’t wait to see you all there!

09/29/2025

Join us TONIGHT for a reading and Q&A from our authors! See you there!

09/14/2025

Our first event is coming up fast! We are honored to have David Cho and Dana VanderLugt for a reading and a Q&A on September 29 at 7 PM. Make sure to put this event in your calendar and follow us for more information on these authors!

Address

126 E 10th Street
Holland, MI
49423

Telephone

+16163957620

Website

https://linktr.ee/jrvws

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