We’re thrilled to welcome author Ashley Wurzbacher to celebrate her book, “How to Care for a Human Girl,” on Wednesday, 8/30 at 6:30pm! This is a bighearted, sharply funny novel about two estranged sisters and the crossroads they face after becoming unexpectedly pregnant at the same time 😳 This event is made possible by the @auburnenglishdept!

Kicking the event off at 6PM, the winners of a creative writing competition judged by Wurzbacher and hosted by AU's student-run lit magazine The Auburn Circle will present their work. At 6:30PM, the author will read excerpts from her book while discussing her work with AU Associate Professor of Creative Writing Anton DiSclafani. Wurzbacher will also stay after the event to sign copies of her book.

In addition to “How to Care for a Human Girl,” Ashley is the author of the short story collection “Happy Like This,” which won the 2019 Iowa Short Fiction Award and was named a National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree and a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, she currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and teaches at Montevallo.