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“How do I Become You?” A Webinar discussion with critically-acclaimed novelist, Torrey Peters
December 2, 2021, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join Director of the Polk School, Robin Hemley, and Co-Director of the MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing, Rita Banerjee, as they engage in a lively discussion in the fifth of the 2021 season’s Polk Professional Series, “How Do I Become You?” The series highlights the career paths and accomplishments of of successful writers, journalists, scientists, adventurers, activists, filmmakers and more, all of whom have made a difference by learning to be powerful communicators and to tell stories that count.
Today’s discussion will be with best-selling and critically-acclaimed author Torrey Peters.
Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby, published by One World/Random House, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She is also the author of the novellas Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones and The Masker. She has an MFA from the University of Iowa and a Masters in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth. Torrey rides a pink motorcycle and splits her time between Brooklyn and an off-grid cabin in Vermont.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Dec 2, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: POLK INTERVIEW: WITH TORREY PETERS, AUTHOR
Webinar ID: 924 7279 6310
Passcode: 747383