Salem State Writers Series: Bill Roorbach

The Salelm State Writers Series invites noted authors of short stories, biography, poetry, poetry, memoir and essays to share their work at free readings throughout the academic year.Bill Roorbach is the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction. His newest novels are Beep and Lucky Turtle, both from Algonquin. The Remedy for Love was a finalist for the Kirkus Fiction Prize. His bestselling books Life Among Giants and Temple Stream both won Maine Literary Awards. Big Bend, his first story collection, won the Flannery O’Connor Prize. And this just in: Bill’s story “Epithalamium” won a 2025 Pushcart Prize. Other work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Harper’s, and many more. His last full time academic position was Professor of English and Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross. He lives and writes in Maine.