Michigan Author Jeff Vande Zande, “An Incomplete History of Dystopian Literature"

The Traverse Area District Library welcomes Jeff Vande Zande, Delta College professor and award-winning author. Vande Zande will offer a brief presentation on some of the history of the dystopian genre in literature, followed by a reading from his book, Rules of Order. Montag Press out of California recently released Vande Zande's fifth novel, Rules of Order. 

Join us in person or via Zoom by registering HERE.

Jeff Vande Zande teaches fiction writing, screenwriting, and film production at Delta College in Michigan. His award-winning short films have been accepted over 200 times in national and international film festivals. His books of fiction include the story collections Emergency Stopping (Bottom Dog Press) and Threatened Species (Whistling Shade Press). His novels include Into the Desperate Country (March Street Press), Landscape with Fragmented Figures (Bottom Dog Press), American Poet (Bottom Dog Press) and Detroit Muscle (Whistling Shade Press). In 2012, American Poet won a Michigan Notable Book Award from the Library of Michigan. In 2020, Whistling Shade Press released his new collection, The Neighborhood Division: Stories.

**Photo credit: Victoria Ritter/Midland Daily News