The Center for Literary Arts (CLA) provides readings, lectures and seminars that allow the San Jose community to interact with writers of contemporary literature who have demonstrated exceptional voice and vision. Its mission is to spread the influence of and interest in literature throughout the South Bay area and to facilitate cross-cultural understanding in the region's ethnically diverse population through the appreciation of works of literature. For seventeen years the CLA's Major Authors Series has been the most significant literary series in the region, presenting to the community five winners of the Nobel Prize, thirteen winners of the National Book Award and twenty-seven winners of the Pulitzer Prize.

Address
San Jos? State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, California 95192-0223
Phone: 408-924-4489
Fax: 408-924-4580
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