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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