Shake Rag Alley will welcome Marcia Bjornerud and Rebecca Jamieson 

Shake Rag Alley will welcome Marcia Bjornerud and Rebecca Jamieson at its Winter Writers Reading Series on Thursday, March 26, at 6:00 PM at the Mineral Point Public Library.

Marcia Bjornerud is a structural geologist whose research focuses on the physics of earthquakes and mountain building. She combines field-based studies of bedrock geology with quantitative models of rock mechanics. She has done research in high arctic Norway (Svalbard) and Canada (Ellesmere Island), as well as mainland Norway, Italy, New Zealand, and the Lake Superior region.

Rebecca Jamieson is the author of The Body of All Things (Finishing Line Press, 2017). Her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Entropy, Mid-American Review, The Offing, Rattle, and she is a regular contributor to Isthmus. She is the recipient of the Tupelo Press Prose Prize, a Wisconsin Writers Award, and is a Pushcart Prize nominee

Since 2011 Shake Rag Alley has provided residencies to award-winning Wisconsin writers, offering time and space to create.

Writers stay in Shake Rag Alley’s historic lodging facilities surrounded by the creative community of Mineral Point.

Visiting writers participate in community outreach activities, including readings, workshops, and school visits as part of the Winter Writers Reading Series.

*Photos and bios courtesy of Shake Rag Alley.

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