Pulitzer Prize Winner to Speak with Flint Hill Students
Critic Michael Dirda to visit as part of private school's Arts Jam
Flint Hill School will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda as part of its monthlong Arts Jam celebration. Dirda, a former Washington Post Book World Editor, will meet with middle and upper school students Tuesday for "Writers' Day" activity, designed to give students personal insights into the creative writing process through visits from noted authors, according to a statement from the school. "It's a great opportunity for the kids to meet someone from the vibrant community of writers and critics that surrounds us in the D.C. area, and to chat with someone who sees the value in reading not only the works of Dante and books such as Madame Bovary, but also sci-fi, graphic novels, detective stories, Regency romances … anything…
