2026 Schedule
The 2026 Richard Ellmann Lectures will feature best-selling author Min Jin Lee speaking on the theme of “Can Wisdom be Taught?”
Please see the schedule below for full details.
- SundayMarch 1, 20264:00 - 5:00 P.M.
The Education of a Writer
In this lecture, Min Jin Lee will reflect on her own unlikely path to becoming a novelist and how her writing has been shaped by the education she received, both inside and outside the walls of the university.
- MondayMarch 2, 20266:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Writing American
In this lecture, Min Jin Lee will explore what it means to be an American writer in the current moment, reflecting on both her own identity and experiences and how ideas about American literature have been shaped and reshaped over time.
- TuesdayMarch 3, 20266:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Creativity Conversation: Writers and the World
Min Jin Lee will be joined by acclaimed novelist Tayari Jones (An American Marriage, Kin) for a conversation about the creative process and the ways that culture, geography, and politics inflect their work.
Ellmann Lectures Location
1700 North Decatur Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
All events are located at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on the Emory University Campus.
Campus Parking
1672 North Decatur Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Enter the parking deck from North Decatur Road.