Author Talks take place in the Matthews Fireplace Room every Tuesday at 12:30.

Join us on Tuesday, March 1 at 12:30 pm for our next makeSPACE at the Matthews Author Talk with Courtney Huse-Wika. Author Talks will take place in the Matthews Fireplace Room.

We will also be broadcasting Author Talks on ZOOM for those who prefer attending virtually.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3793973264?pwd=MTIvWkl3cWxCMjBzR0g0T2REbmNsZz09

Meeting ID: 379 397 3264

Passcode: MOH-7973

About the Author

Courtney Huse Wika believes in the art of collection: overheard quotes, forgotten stories, and sometimes animals. She is the author of Perch, a chapbook of nature poetry from Anchor and Plume Press, and was named a finalist for the 2021 James Hearst Poetry Prize from North American Review, and a 2020 Honorable Mention for the New Millennium Writing Awards.  Her creative work has appeared widely, including CALYX, The Halcyone, New Ohio Review, South Dakota Review, Kindred, South Dakota Magazine, South Dakota in Poems,  Midwestern Gothic, Scissors and Spackle, Backwards City Review, and the MacGuffin.  She received her BA in philosophy and English from Augustana University, her MA and PhD in English with a specialization in creative writing from the University of South Dakota, and is currently an Associate Professor of English and Distinguished Faculty at Black Hills State University.

Are you interested in presenting an Author Talk? Contact us at 605-717-6967 or engage@matthewsopera.com