On Tuesday, March 3, 5:00-7:00 p.m., the Franco Institute will host a free but ticketed event with writer N. K. Jemisin at Stockroom East (625 E Jefferson Blvd, Suite C, South Bend, IN 46617).
N. K. Jemisin is a fantasy author and 2020 MacArthur Fellow. Since beginning her professional career in the early 2000s, her short fiction and novels have been recognized with multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Most of her works have been optioned for television or film, and collectively her novels, including the Broken Earth trilogy, have sold over two million copies. After twenty years working in higher education as an applied counseling psychologist, she “retired” in 2016 to become a full-time writer, writing instructor, and public speaker. Her speculative works range widely in theme, though with repeated motifs: resistance and oppression, loneliness and belonging, and Wouldn’t It Be Cool If This One Ridiculous Thing Happened.
In her spare time she’s into tabletop and video games, biking, fanfiction, and urban gardening. She lives and writes in Brooklyn, with her son and two cats.
Registration for this event will open January 20, 2026.
Sponsors:
Sponsored by the John and Patrice Kelly Endowment for Excellence