The 16th National Black Writers Conference (#NBWC2022)

The 16th National Black Writers Conference will be guided by this year’s theme:

“The Beautiful Struggle: Black Writers Lighting the Way.”

Events will be held live and virtually on Wednesday, March 30 – Saturday, April 2, 2022.

(left to right) Herb Boyd, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Tracy K. Smith, Jacqueline Woodson, and Camille Yarbrough

The program highlights includes a keynote address, roundtable discussions, and dramatic readings from an impressive list of writers. The participating writers are listed below. Click their names to purchase their books and learn nore about their work. All books sales support the Center for Black Literature and the Black-owned bookseller, AALBC.com.

• Bernice L. McFadden
• Brittney Cooper
• Camille Yarbrough (honoree)
• Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (honoree)
• Edwidge Danticat
• Herb Boyd (honoree)
• Ibram X. Kendi
• Jacqueline Woodson (honoree)
• James Baldwin
• Jewelle Gomez
• Keith Gilyard
• Maaza Mengiste
• Nicole Dennis-Benn
• Nikky Finney
• Octavia Butler
• Peniel E. Joseph
• Steven Barnes
• Thabiti Lewis
• Tracy K. Smith (honoree)
• Victor McGlothin
• W.E.B. Du Bois
• William Jelani Cobb

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