Here's where to register for the main ticketed conference events for the 16th NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE (The Beautiful Struggle: Black Writers Lighting the Way).

This multi-day special pre-registration bundle includes all four days of the main conference but does NOT include the NBWC2022 talkshops.

All talkshop events are independent special Conference events. To register for one of the talkshops on Saturday, April 2, 2022, click HERE.

MAIN CONFERENCE EVENTS

• Wednesday, March 30 at 6:30 pm ET | “The Beautiful Struggle: A Conversation”
• Thursday, March 31 at 11:00 am ET | Scholarly Presentations on the NBWC2022 Theme
• Thursday, March 31 at 3:30 pm ET | Reading: “Reflections of the Year 2020”
• Thursday, March 31 at 6:30 pm ET | Poetry Café
• Thursday, March 31 at 6:00 pm ET | Literary Film Discussion
• Friday, April 1 at 1:00 pm ET | “Between the World & Me: Social Responsibility of the Black Writer”
• Friday, April 1 at 3:00 pm ET | Roundtable: “The Souls of Black Folk: Telling Our Stories”
• Friday, April 1 at 5:00 pm ET | Roundtable: “Afrofuturism: Octavia Tried to Tell Us”
• Friday, April 1 at 7:00 pm ET | Summit Keynote featuring NBWC2022 Honorees
• Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 pm ET | “Nobody Knows My Name: Race Relations in Black Literature”
• Saturday, April 2 at 3:00 pm | “Making a Way Out of No Way: Healing the Community”
• Saturday, April 2 at 5:00 pm ET | "Gender, Sexuality, and Feminism in Black Literature”
• Saturday, April 2 at 7:00 pm ET | Center for Black Literature Awards Program

This program is subject to change. NBWC2022 is all virtual this year. All times are Eastern.

Media inquiries are directed to April R. Silver of AKILA WORKSONGS via pr@akilaworksongs.com or (718) 756-8501 (office). Visit www.CenterForBlackLiterature.org for more details.