17th NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE (NBWC)-4 Day Event!

Name: 17th NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE (NBWC)-4 Day Event!
Start: 2024-03-21T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-03-21T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Medgar Evers College

: March 21, 11 am – 8 pm.

: $0-$85.39

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Register for the 17th National Black Writers Conference!

This “All Days” bundle includes all four days of the main conference, except the Talkshops on Saturday, March 23.

MAIN CONFERENCE OVERVIEW/HIGHLIGHTS

DAY 1: Michael Eric Dyson+ Farah Jasmine Griffin

Wednesday, March 20 (6:30p) | Michael Eric Dyson & Farah Jasmine Griffin in Conversation!

DAY 2: National Book Award Winner Tiya Miles, Poetry Café, and More!

Thursday, March 21 (11:00 am) | Scholarly Presentations [VIRTUAL]
Thursday, March 21 (3:30 pm) | Reading from Dr. Edith Rock Writing Workshop for Elders
Thursday, March 21 (5:00 pm) | Poetry Café (Sponsor: Brooklyn Public Library)
Thursday, March 21 (6:30 pm) | Brenda M. Greene in Conversation with Tiya Miles

DAY 3: Marita Golden, Marc Lamont Hill, Bettina Love, Kevin Powell, + More!

Friday, March 22 (1:00 pm) | “Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice”
Friday, March 22 (3:00 pm) | Roundtable: “The Healing Power of Literature”
Friday, March 22 (5:00 pm) | Roundtable: “Black Writers’ Letters To America”
Friday, March 22 (7:00 pm) | Summit Keynote featuring NBWC2024 Honorees

Day 4: Edwidge Danticat, Kwame Dawes, Karen Hunter, Awards, and Much More!

Saturday, March 23 (1:00 pm) | Roundtable: “The Power of Historical Narratives”
Saturday, March 23 (3:00 pm) | Roundtable: “Black Writers Crossing Boundaries & Borders”
Saturday, March 23 (5:00 pm) | “Myth & Reality: World of Publishing for the Black Writer”
Saturday, March 23 (7:00 pm) | Awards Ceremony