LOWELL – UMass Lowell will celebrate two of its own when English professors and award-winning authors Maureen Stanton and Andre Dubus III share their creative process and latest works with the campus and community on Wednesday, April 2, at a free event open to the public.

Among other courses, Stanton teaches literary journalism and creative nonfiction, while Dubus teaches fiction writing at the university.

“We are proud to feature two exceptional writers, professors Maureen Stanton and Andre Dubus III, in the university’s Writers on Campus Series, which allows our students and the public to engage with artists working in every literary genre,” said Sue Kim, dean of UMass Lowell’s College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. “Their work exemplifies the excellence of UMass Lowell’s English Department, where nationally recognized faculty are deeply committed to teaching, mentoring and engaging with the broader community.”

The program will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in O’Leary Library auditorium, Room 222, on UMass Lowell’s South Campus at 61 Wilder St., Lowell. Free parking will be available in the Wilder Faculty Lot across the street from the venue.

Stanton’s latest book, published earlier this month, is “The Murmur of Everything Moving: A Memoir,” winner of the Donald L. Jordan Prize for Literary Excellence.

Her prior work, “Body Leaping Backward: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood,” received the Maine Literary Award for memoir and a People Magazine “Best Books” pick. Published in 2011, “Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: An Insider’s Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques and Collecting,” won the Massachusetts Book Award for its journalistic deep dive into the market forces and personalities behind American collectibles.

Widely published, her essays have received the Iowa Review prize, the Sewanee Review prize and Pushcart Prizes. She has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maine Arts Commission and the MacDowell Colony.

Dubus’ nine books include the New York Times bestsellers “House of Sand and Fog,” which was adapted into a film starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly; “The Garden of Last Days;” and his memoir, “Townie.”

His most recent novel, “Such Kindness,” was published in June 2023, while a collection of personal essays, “Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin,” was published in March 2024. He is also the editor of “Reaching Inside: 50 Acclaimed Authors on 100 Unforgettable Short Stories.”

Dubus has been a finalist for the National Book Award and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, The National Magazine Award for Fiction and three Pushcart Prizes and is a recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature.

“Maureen is a master stylist, and she incorporates research and context into her exquisite personal writing seamlessly. A quality of Andre’s writing that I see a lot of in ‘Ghost Dogs’ is that often it’s at once lyrical and muscular – there’s a grace or elegance to his prose, even when it addresses things that are bracing or visceral,” said UMass Lowell’s Maggie Dietz, an award-winning poet and associate professor of English who teaches alongside Stanton and Dubus. “The things I hear consistently from students about Andre’s and Maureen’s classes is that their passion for the literary arts they teach and practice is palpable and inspiring, and that they both offer oodles of encouragement and practical advice to aspiring writers.”

Stanton and Dubus will answer questions from the audience and their books will be available for signing and purchase during the event. The program is presented by UMass Lowell’s English Department. Individuals who would like more information may contact Dietz at Maggie_Dietz@uml.edu.