Fresno State's Department of English presents a morning with Ethan Chatagnier, author of the novel Singer Distance from Tin House Books (2022). This reading is the keynote address of the 43rd annual Young Writers' Conference. Host is Prof. Tanya Nichols.

Time: 9 to 11 AM
Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Place: Satellite Student Union (SSU) on campus
Admission: Free
Books for sale.

Livestream available on Zoom, broadcast live by CMAC TV.

Ethan Chatagnier is the author of Singer Distance, a literary speculative novel about a silent civilization on Mars, a quest to understand their mathematics, and emotional distances between people on Earth. Published by Tin House Books, Singer Distance has appeared on most-anticipated lists at The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Millions, Lit Hub, Gizmodo, Vulture, Popsugar, Alta Journal, and Daily Hive. Foreword Reviews called the book "the most arresting science fiction novel in recent memory."

Ethan's story collection Warnings from the Future was a Foreword INDIES award finalist and was published by Acre Books. His short stories have won a Pushcart Prize, been noted in the Best American Short Stories anthology, and appeared in literary magazines including Story, the New England Review, the Georgia Review, and The Normal School. His reviews, interviews, and essays have appeared in Lit Hub, The Millions, TriQuarterly, the Kenyon Review, and elsewhere.

An alumnus of Fresno State, Ethan lives with his family in Fresno, California.

All participants are welcome; if you need special accommodations please email tanichols@csufresno.edu or call 559.278.1569.