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Forum on Contemporary Cultures
A lecture and symposia series that brings writers and public intellectuals to Las Vegas to engage the university and community through readings, debates, panels, and interviews.

Diana L. Bennett Fellows Program
A nine-month residential fellowship for writers and scholars whose work ranges away from the American experience and into international terrain, and who have an ongoing project that benefits from a period of sustained immersion.

City of Asylum Las Vegas
A program that provides shelter in our community to a persecuted writer whose voice is muffled by censorship, or who is living with the threat of imprisonment or assassination.

Witness
An award-winning literary magazine that features new writing from the U.S. and abroad.

Rainmaker Translations
A series of books that encourage a lively reading experience of contemporary world literature drawn from diverse languages and cultures.

Rainmaker Editions
A limited-edition fine press book series that generates financial support for City of Asylum Las Vegas.