Salem State Writers Series: Bill Roorbach

The Salem 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. 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.