Author Lee Gutkind, who is known worldwide as "The Godfather of Creative Nonfiction," will visit the campus of Fresno State as part of the English Department's annual Visiting Writer Series, co-hosted by the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing and the students of the San Joaquin Literary Association.

Gutkind is an influential author, journal founder, and anthology editor. He is the founder and editor of the groundbreaking literary magazine "Creative Nonfiction." His unique brand of literary journalism has led Gutkind to perform as a clown for Ringling Brothers, scrub with heart and liver transplant surgeons, wander the country on a motorcycle, and experience psychotherapy with a distressed family--all as research for dozens of books, profiles, essays and anthologies. His most recent book is "Almost Human: Making Robots Think," a behind-the-scenes look at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute. Gutkind's visit is co-sponsored by The Fresno Bee.

The event will take place in the Peters Educational Center, inside the Student Rec Center at Fresno State. For details, contact the English Department at (559) 278-2553. (The map below is incorrect.)

Location: Fresno State, Shaw and Woodrow Avenues, Fresno
Starts: 2007 May 4 - 7:30pm
Ends: 2007 May 4 - 9:30pm
Website: http://mfafresno.blogspot.com