Today, 6 pm
- Crown Heights
- Books & Readings
- Community
- Cultural
- Family
- History & Culture
- Kids (5–8)
- Parents
- Seminar
- Symposium
- Talks
- Teens (13–18)
- Tweens (9–12)
17th NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE (NBWC)-4 Day Event!
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!
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Thursday, March 21 (11:00 am) | Scholarly Presentations [VIRTUAL]
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Thursday, March 21 (3:30 pm) | Reading from Dr. Edith Rock Writing Workshop for Elders
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Thursday, March 21 (5:00 pm) | Poetry Café (Sponsor: Brooklyn Public Library)
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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!
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Friday, March 22 (1:00 pm) | “Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice”
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Friday, March 22 (3:00 pm) | Roundtable: “The Healing Power of Literature”
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Friday, March 22 (5:00 pm) | Roundtable: “Black Writers’ Letters To America”
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Friday, March 22 (7:00 pm) | Summit Keynote featuring NBWC2024 Honorees
Day 4: Edwidge Danticat, Kwame Dawes, Karen Hunter, Awards, and Much More!
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Saturday, March 23 (1:00 pm) | Roundtable: “The Power of Historical Narratives”
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Saturday, March 23 (3:00 pm) | Roundtable: “Black Writers Crossing Boundaries & Borders”
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Saturday, March 23 (5:00 pm) | “Myth & Reality: World of Publishing for the Black Writer”
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Saturday, March 23 (7:00 pm) | Awards Ceremony
Featured Events
May 2, 8 pm
May 5, 10 am
May 6, 7 pm
