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SUNY Ulster welcomes alumna and accomplished writer Dina Peone as the featured reader in the Herbert H. & Sofia P. Reuner Library Writers Series. Peone, a member of the SUNY Ulster Class of 2013, will share selections from her writing and discuss her journey as a writer, educator, and advocate for creative nonfiction.
Free and open to the public, this event takes place, 1:15-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the College Lounge, at SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge.
Peone attended SUNY Ulster after nearly losing her life in a devastating house fire. She survived with severe burns and amputations, endured years of reconstructive surgeries, and spent 72 days in a medically induced coma. Rather than allowing those experiences to define the limits of her future, Peone forged a path in higher education and creative writing. She graduated from SUNY Ulster with a 4.0 GPA and the President's Medal of Highest Honor in 2012. She continued her education at Sarah Lawrence College, where she earned a bachelor's degree, and later received her MFA in nonfiction writing from the University of Iowa in 2018. Peone also taught at the University of Chicago and has earned recognition for both her writing and teaching, including an Outstanding Teaching Award and the Lucy Grealy Prize for Poetry.
Established in 1998, the Herbert H. & Sofia P. Reuner Library Writers Series is sponsored by the Ulster Community College Foundation. The series brings distinguished and award-winning writers to the SUNY Ulster campus each fall for readings, discussions, and opportunities for students and community members to engage with contemporary authors.
Email mackk@sunyulster.edu, Director of Library Services for more information.
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SUNY Ulster alumna and writer Dina Peone.
