UNA Brings Award-Winning Author Jason Mott to Campus; Actors from the London Stage to Perform This Month
Feb. 09, 2023
Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392
FLORENCE, AL – Jason Mott, the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, will be the presenter for the combined University of North Alabama Writers’ Series and Black History Month Speaker Series. Mott’s presentation will be Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. in the Performance Center of the Guillot University Center. This event is free and open to the public.
As part of the event, Mott will read samples of his work and participate in a Q and A session after the reading. There will be a book signing at the conclusion of the reading and Q and A.
“This year, we’ve decided to combine the UNA Writers’ Series with the Black History Month Speaker Series, and Jason Mott is a super addition to the list of writers who have been part of each series,” said Jason McCall, Assistant Professor in the Department of English. “Jason Mott’s writing is equal parts humorous and heavy, equal parts literary and relatable. Anyone who attends the event will have a chance to listen and learn from a writer who has remained rooted in his communities while also achieving success as a bestselling and award-winning writer.”
In addition to Mott’s reading, the Actors from the London Stage will be performing William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 25. Both performances will be in the GUC Performance Center. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students, faculty, and staff.About The University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: una.edu and una.edu/unaworks/.