Leonard S. Elman ’52 endowed a visiting writer fund in The College of Arts and Sciences to honor the memory of his brother, Richard ‘55. He established the Richard Elman Fund, which is part of the Raymond Carver Reading Series. Every year, the fund enables a distinguished author to serve a two-day residency at SU.
2018
Tarfia Faizullah, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 29. 2018, Tarfia Faizullah
Arthur Flowers, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 26, 2018, Arthur Flowers
Mira Jacob, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 14, 2018, Mira Jacob
TJ Jarrett, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 21, 2018, TJ Jarrett
Mary Karr, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 7, 2018, Mary Karr
Ada Limón, Raymond Carver Reading Series, January 31, 2018, Ada Limón
Yiyun Li, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 4, 2018, Yiyun Li
Robert Lopez, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 10, 2018, Robert Lopez
Julie Otsuka, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 25, 2018, Julie Otsuka
Nicole Sealey, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 19, 2018, Nicole Sealey
2017
Alexander Chee, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 15, 2017, Alexander Chee
Ross Gay, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 1, 2017, Ross Gay
Kaitlyn Greenidge, Raymon Carver Reading Series, October 11, 2017, Kaitlyn Greenridge
Eleanor Henderson, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 1, 2017, Eleanor Henderson
Noy Holland, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 27, 2017, Noy Holland
Fiona Maazel, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 26, 2017, Fiona Maazel
Carl Phillips, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 25, 2017, Carl Phillips
C. Dale Young, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 22, 2017, C. Dale Young
2016
Ari Banias, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 19, 2016, Ari Banias
Peter Carey, Raymond Carver Reading Series, December 7, 2016, Peter Carey
JoEllen Kwiatek, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 23, 2016, JoEllen Kwiatek
Colum McCann, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 13, 2016, Colum McCann
Matthew Olzmann, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 9, 2016, Matthew Olzmann
Roger Reeves, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 17, 2016, Roger Reeves
Paisley Rekdal, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 12, 2016, Paisley Rekdal
Karen Russell, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 14, 2016, Karen Russell
Dana Spiotta, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 27, 2016, Dana Spiotta
Brian Turner, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 9, 2016, Brian Turner
Joy Williams, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 2, 2016, Joy Williams
2015
Jonathan Dee, Raymond Carver Reading Series, January 28, 2015, Jonathan Dee
Mary Karr, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 4, 2015, Mary Karr
Jenny Offill, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 11, 2015, Jenny Offill
E.C. Osondu, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 25, 2015, E.C. Osondu
Ron Padgett, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 1, 2015, Ron Padgett
Daniel Torday, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 14, 2015, Daniel Torday
2014
Ellen Bryant Voight, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 23, 2014, Ellen Bryant Voight
Daisy Fried, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 5th, 2014, Daisy Fried
Brooks Haxton, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 16th, 2014, Brooks Haxton
Rachel Kushner, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 19, 2014, Rachel Kushner
J. Robert Lennon, Raymond Carver Reading Series, January 29th, J Robert Lennon
Edan Lepucki, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 24th, 2014, Edan Lepucki
Anthony Marra, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 17th, 2014, Anthony Marra
Ruth Ozeki, Raymond Carver Reading Series, December 3rd, 2014, Ruth Ozeki
Mary Ruefle, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 22nd, 2014, Mary Ruefle
Will Schutt, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 8th, 2014, Will Schutt
Jim Shepard, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 26th, 2014, Jim Shepard
Corey Zeller, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 12, 2014, Corey Zeller
2013
David Baker, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 16, 2013, David Baker
Stephen Dunn, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 13, 2013, Stephen Dunn
Sarah Harwell, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 20, 2013, Sarah Harwell
Etgar Keret, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 9, 2013, Etgar Keret
Patrick Lawler, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 13, 2013, Patrick Lawler
George Saunders, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 18. 2013, George Saunders
Christine Schutt, Raymond Carver Reading Series, January, 2013, Christine Schutt
Cheryl Strayed, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 20, 2013, Cheryl Strayed
Justin Torres, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 27, 2013, Justin Torres
Diane Williams, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 24, 2013, Diane Williams
Dean Young, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 13, 2013, Dean Young
2012
Christopher Boucher, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 7, 2012, Christopher Boucher
Brian Evenson, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 24, 2012, Brian Evenson
Roger Fanning, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 12, 2012, Roger Fanning
Santee Frazier, Raymond Carver Reading Series, February 15, 2012, Santee Frazier
Kelle Groom, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 25, 2012, Kelle Groom
Mary Karr, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 7, 2012, Mary Karr
Adam Levin, Raymond Carver Reading Series, December 5, 2012, Adam Levin
Ben Marcus, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 21, 2012, Ben Marcus
Jay Rogoff, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 4, 2012, Jay Rogoff
Ira Sadoff, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 10, 2012, Ira Sadoff
2011
Peter Balakian, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 30, 2011, Peter Balakain
Michael Burkard, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 13, 2011, Michael Burkard
Jen Grotz, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 9, 2011, Jen Grotz
Chris Kennedy, Raymond Carver Reading Series, December 7, 2011, Christopher Kennedy
Sam Lipsyte, Raymond Carver Reading Series, March 9, 2011, Sam Lipsyte
Rahul Mehta, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 14, 2011, Rahul Mehta
Iain Pollack, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 19, 2011, Iain Pollack
Bruce Smith, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 13, 2011, Bruce Smith
Dana Spiotta, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 28, 2011, Dana Spiotta
Terese Svoboda, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 26, 2011, Terese Svoboda
2007
Christopher Kennedy, Raymond Carver Reading Series, November 4, 2007, Christopher Kennedy
George Saunders, Raymond Carver Reading Series, December 5, 2007, George Saunders
2006
Sarah C. Harwell, Raymond Carver Reading Series, December 6, 2006, Sarah C. Harwell
2005
George Saunders, Raymond Carver Reading Series, October 12, 2005, George Saunders
2002
Christopher Kennedy, Raymond Carver Reading Series, April 4, 2004, Christopher Kennedy
Bruce Smith, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 11, 2002, Bruce Smith
2000
George Saunders, Raymond Carver Reading Series, September 27, 2000, George Saunders
1997
George Saunders, Raymond Carver Reading Series, January 29, 1997, George Saunders