Westmont Reading Series

Westmont Reading SeriesPaul J. Willis has frequently served as host of the Westmont Reading Series, during which writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction present their work at Westmont College (955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108) or in downtown Santa Barbara.

Upcoming Presenters

Leslie Leyland Fields, Paula Huston, Marilyn McEntyre, and Paul Willis

Past Presenters

Kristin George Bagdanov
Laure-Anne Bosselaar
Scott Cairns
Kelly Davio
David James Duncan
Leslie Leyland Fields
Brett Foster
Dana Gioia
Al Haley
Ron Hansen
Joy Harjo
Catherine Abbey Hodges
Apricot Anderson Irving
Jean Janzen
William Jolliff
Fady Joudah
Galway Kinnell
John Leax
Madeleine L’Engle
Perie Longo
Andrea Lucado
Teddy Macker
Jennifer Maier
Hisham Matar
Sandra McPherson
Naomi Shihab Nye
Gina Ochsner
Gregory Orfalea
Paulann Petersen
John Ridland
Tania Runyan
Barry Spacks
David Starkey
Jessie Van Eerden
Jeanne Murray Walker
Jackson Wheeler
Chryss Yost
Gary Young
Gassan Zaqtan
Sara Zarr