The 12th National Black Writers Conference: Reconstructing the Master Narr...
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The Twelfth National Black Writers Conference: Reconstructing the Master Narrative
Sponsored by the Center for Black Literature
Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Thursday, March 27, 2014 to
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Honorary Chair
Myrlie Evers-Williams
2014 NBWC Honorees
Maryse Condé
Walter Mosley
Quincy Troupe
Derek Walcott
Margaret Burroughs
Panel Discussions, Roundtables, Readings
· Maintaining Cultural Legacies: The Black Arts
and Umbra Movements
· Shifting Identities in Africa and the African Diaspora
· Reconstructing the Historical Narrative
· Race, Power, and Politics
· Saving Ourselves, Saving Our Communities
· The State of Publishing: A 2014 Odyssey
· Explorations into the Future: Speculative Fiction,
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Invited Participants
Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, Victor LaValle,
Askia Toure, David Henderson, Ishmael Reed, Steve Cannon,
Sonia Sanchez, Quincy Troupe, Jelani Cobb, Marc Lamont Hill,
Michelle Wallace, Tony Medina, Jessica Care Moore,
Gillian Royes, Raquel Cepeda, Zakes Mda,
Stephen L. Carter, Leonard Pitts Jr., Jeffrey Renard Allen, Diane Glave,
Kimberly N. Ruffin, Tracye Lynn McQuirter, Louret Savoy, Troy Johnson, Linda Duggins, Paul Coates
See the complete program at:
http://www.centerforblackliterature.org/program.php
www.CENTERFORBLACKLITERATURE.org
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