Who: Susan Steinberg is the author of the short story collections The End of Free Love and Hydroplane. She received an M.F.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a B.F.A. in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has been awarded fellowships from the University of Massachusetts and Corporation of Yaddo and was the Alan Collins Scholar in Fiction at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. She currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

When: Wednesday, October 28, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Soda Activity Center, Saint Mary's College of California, 1928 St. Mary's Rd., Moraga

Contact: MFA Program at (925)631-4457, on the web: MFA Program

Visit SMC: Saint Mary's College