This event is in the past.It took place on February 26, 2026 at Hill Auditorium.




Jamil Kochai's fiction pulls from his Afghan refugee childhood with the precision of a New Yorker regular. This free reading brings his National Book Award-finalist stories off the page and into conversation.
Literary reading
Award-winning author
Free campus event
Q&A format
Tips
â°arrive early for best seats
đ»check out the musical instrument gallery upstairs
đpark at Thayer Lot across the street
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Writer Jamil Kochai and Q&A
Burns Park




Jamil Kochai's fiction pulls from his Afghan refugee childhood with the precision of a New Yorker regular. This free reading brings his National Book Award-finalist stories off the page and into conversation.
Literary reading
Award-winning author
Free campus event
Q&A format
Tips
â°arrive early for best seats
đ»check out the musical instrument gallery upstairs
đpark at Thayer Lot across the street
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