Chet Raymo Literary Series: Author Alison Bechdel

Established in 2001, the Chet Raymo Literary Series brings significant writers of poetry, fiction or non-fiction to Stonehill to share their work.

Thursday, October 8, 2026
6 pm – 7:30 pm
McCarthy Auditorium
Alison Bechdel

About the Speaker

Alison Bechdel is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” awardee, Guggenheim fellow and the author of multiple best-selling graphic memoirs and novels. 

In her work, Bechdel is preoccupied with the overlap of the political and the personal spheres, the relationship of the self to the world outside. Her comics have appeared in The New Yorker, Slate, McSweeney’s, The New York Times Book Review and Granta. 

Visit here for more on Alison Bechdel.

This event is sponsored by the Department of English.

About the Chet Raymo Literary Series

The Chet Raymo Literary Series was established in 2001. The annual event brings significant writers of poetry, fiction or non-fiction to Stonehill to share their work and to speak about the art of writing. Past speakers include National Book Critics Circle Award winners Claudia Rankine and Layli Long Soldier, NYT best-selling author Ocean Vuong, and Pulitzer Prize winners Susan-Lori Parks and Jennifer Egan.

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