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David Ebenbach, author of the novel “Miss Portland,” will speak and read from his work on Sept. 27 at �������ý as part of the college’s Writers Project series.

Ebenbach is the author of six books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction and has received numerous writing awards, including the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, the Juniper Prize and the Patricia Bibby Award.

“When I’m writing a piece of fiction, I’m more interested in the development of a

character and a story, preoccupied with movement and progression. When it’s a poem, I’m

focusing more on language and imagery and a search for tiny moments that will blow the lid off

the world. When I’m writing non-fiction, I’m usually trying to make a point, and all the story and

language is ultimately aimed in the direction of a ‘And what does this all tell us?’ kind of

question,” Ebenbach said.

A Philadelphia native, Ebenbach lives in Washington, D.C., and works at Georgetown University, where he teaches creative writing and literature at the Center for Jewish Civilization and promotes student-centered teaching at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship.

He earned a doctorate in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s in writing from Vermont College.

Additional programs in the fall include Young Adult novelist Lisa Selin Davis on Oct. 11; poet David Eye on Nov. 8; and book editor Naomi Huffman on Dec. 6.

All Writers Projects events, which are free and open to the public, will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the Visual Arts Gallery in Dearlove Hall on the Queensbury campus.