International Center will host internationally acclaimed author

The Padnos International Center will host two presentations by award-winning author James Cowan.

“A Man who Dreamt with Dreamers,” is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, from 2:30-3:45 p.m.; and Thursday, March 12, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Both presentations will be in the Kirkhof Center, rooms 2215 and 2216.

Tuesday’s session is a “writer’s toolbox” for aspiring writers; Thursday will focus on art among the Australian Aborigines.

Cowan is author of a number of internationally acclaimed books, including “The Painted Shore,” “A Troubadour’s Testament” and “Letters from A Wild State.” In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious Australian Literature Society’s Gold Medal for his novel, “A Mapmaker’s Dream.” His work has been translated into more than 20 languages.

For more information, contact the PIC at (616) 331-3898.