11/17/2020 // Day 7: Elizabeth Switaj The Bringers of Fruit: An Oratorio

We are excited to announce the publication of Elizabeth Switaj's The Bringer's of Fruit: An Oratorio

Who is Elizabeth Switaj?

Elizabeth Kate Switaj is an academic administrator and cat rescuer in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. She holds a PhD from Queen's University Belfast and an MFA from New College of California. Her first collection of poetry, Magdalence & the Mermaids, was published by Paper Kite Press in 2009 and her book of literary criticism, James Joyce's Teaching Life and Methods was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016. She previously taught in Japan and China and has been diving with bull sharks, whale sharks, and manta rays.

What can you tell us about The Bringers of Fruit: An Oratorio?

The Bringers of Fruit: An Oratorio is a polyvocalic retelling of the Persephone myth that investigates memory, code, and relationships.

We’re excited to share it with you in 2022 and we’ll keep you posted with information about the book as we approach the publication date.

You can follow Dr. Elizabeth Switaj on Twitter here: @EKSwitaj

- Andrew Wilt, Publisher, 11:11 Press