A. J. Downs Writers at Work Series
the a. j. downs writers at work series brings professional writers to gilman for a day to read from their work in an upper school assembly, visit and work with classes, and meet with faculty members.
Previous Visiting Writers
Rochelle Hurt, poet
Lucy Biederman, novelist, essayist, playwright
Marcus Wicker, poet
Joe Sacksteder, fiction and nonfiction author
These visits were virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Danielle Evans, fiction author
Joe Sacksteder, fiction and nonfiction author
Jaclyn Backhaus, playwright
Cortney Lamar Charleston, poet
Anders Carlson-Wee, poet
Edgar Kunz, poet
Grady Chambers, poet
- Major Jackson, Poet
- Roger Reeves, Poet
GILMAN'S OWN WRITERS AT WORK
Paragon, the Upper School literary magazine, showcases innovative, well-crafted, and creative student literature, including poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and memoir. Paragon is published at least once a year.