Colin D. Halloran is a U.S. Army veteran who documented his combat experiences in Afghanistan in his memoir-in-verse Shortly Thereafter, which won the 2012 Main Street Rag Poetry Books Award and was named a Massachusetts Must-Read Book. He has also published the poetry collections Icarian Flux and American Etiquette, along with many essays and short stories. When not writing, Halloran leads workshops that seek to promote personal and international healing and reconciliation through writing and the arts.

Featured Book: American Etiquette

Website: http://colindhalloran.com

COLIN’S EVENTS:

• Friday, Sept. 23 @ 12:00 p.m. – SDPB Live Broadcast – In The Moment Book Club with Lori Walsh – Oscar Larson PAC Larson Memorial Concert Hall, Brookings
• Friday, Sept. 23 @ 1:30 p.m. – Workshop: Veterans’ Writing – Oscar Larson PAC Conference Room (187), Brookings
• Friday, Sept. 23 @ 3:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event– Oscar Larson PAC, Room 140
• Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 9:00 a.m. – Writing Poetry, Healing Trauma – Oscar Larson PAC Classroom 109, Brookings
• Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 12:00 p.m. – Author Signing Event– Oscar Larson PAC, Room 140
• Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 3:00 p.m. – SDHC Veteran Storytelling Awards – Oscar Larson PAC Larson Memorial Concert Hall, Brookings
• Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 4:00 p.m. – Author Signing Event– Oscar Larson PAC, Room 140

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