On January 25- 26, 2013, the English Department at Eastern Illinois University will host Lions in Winter, a regional literary festival featuring National Book Award Winner Jaimy Gordon reading on Friday, January 25, and on January 26, Eduardo C. Corral, Tina May Hall, and Randa Jarrar leading workshops, an editor's panel featuring editors from Missouri Review, Ninth Letter, PANK, and Bluestem, a featured writer reading (free and open to the public), and a reception/book fair.