Living Writers: Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith is the author of the novels Mutual Interest (2025); Glassworks, which was longlisted for the 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize; and the forthcoming Local Weather (2028). She is a former NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction and lives in Brooklyn with her partner.

Wolfgang-Smith will visit Colgate as part of the 2026 Living Writers series.

This series is hosted by the Department of English and Creative Writing with generous support provided by the Parshley Christ Endowment for Living Writers, the Olive B. O'Connor Foundation, as well as the Offices of the Provost/Dean and the Office of the President.

If you are unable to attend the author visit, you can sign up to join virtually.

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