The Zale-Kimmerling Writer-In-Residence Program in an ongoing, annual event that provides a unique opportunity for students and members of the community to meet with a notable woman writer as she spends a week on campus. The program was established by Dana Zale Gerard (NC ’85), made possible by an annual gift from the M.B. and Edna Zale Foundation of Dallas, Texas. In 2010, the program became fully endowed through a gift from Martha McCarty Kimmerling (NC’63).
Interviews recorded with past Zale-Kimmerling authors are available as part of the Zale-Kimmerling Writers Project records. In addition to the interviews,the collection contains author biographies, promotional posters and flyers.Among the authors included in the collection are Ann Patchet, Lee Smith, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Deb Margolin, Allison Lurie, Ellen Douglas, and Octavia Butler.The bulk of the collection dates from 1996-2003. The collection also includes information about the Program, including expense reports, plans, foundation material, invitations to events, and scripts by the authors.A finding aid to the complete collection is available online.
Interviews recorded with past Zale-Kimmerling authors are available as part of the Zale-Kimmerling Writers Project records. In addition to the interviews,the collection contains author biographies, promotional posters and flyers.Among the authors included in the collection are Ann Patchet, Lee Smith, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Deb Margolin, Allison Lurie, Ellen Douglas, and Octavia Butler.The bulk of the collection dates from 1996-2003. The collection also includes information about the Program, including expense reports, plans, foundation material, invitations to events, and scripts by the authors.
