Onsite Registration Available The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College Celebrates The Ninth National Black Writers Conference: Black Writers: Reading & Writing to Transform Their Lives & the World Friday, March 28, 2008 - Sunday, March 30, 2008 The Ninth National Black Writers Conference: Black Writers: Reading and Writing to Transform Their Lives and the World will offer panel discussions, readings, workshops and conversations to focus on the ways in which black writers use literature to transform their lives and the larger global community. Inspired in 1986 by the late John Oliver Killens, the National Black Writers Conference was convened to bring together writers, critics, book-sellers, book reviewers, and the general public to discuss issues affecting black writers. Since 1986 the National Black Writers Conferences at Medgar Evers College have attracted a wide range of writers and scholars from the African diaspora. Review the Conference Schedule Read the January 12, 2008 Press Release For more information, please call 718.270.4811 or visit the Center for Black Literature's Website http://www.mec.cuny.edu/nbwc
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| General Admission - 3 Days / FULL $60.00 (on site registration is $75) |
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+ Book Meditations and Ascension $73.00 (Book is discounted 33% and will be given to you on site) |
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| General Admission - 3 Days / FULL (Student / Faculty / Senior
Rate) $30.00 |
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| General Admission - 3 Day / FULL (Group Rate - 10 people
Minimum) $50.00/ person |
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| General Admission - 1 Day / FULL $30.00 |
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| General Admission - 1 Day / FULL (Student / Faculty / Senior
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| Saturday Reception - One Admission Rate $75.00 ($55 is tax deductible) |
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| Talkshops (One) $25.00 |
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| Talkshops (Two) $40.00 |
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Talkshops: (please indicate your selections during
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Meditations
and Ascension: Black Writers on Writing
Click to order via Amazon
by Brenda M. Greene (Editor), Fred Beauford (Editor)
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Third World Press (May 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0883782960
ISBN-13: 978-0883782965
Book Description
Representing conversations from the
Eighth National Black Writers Conference in 2006, this collection
provides in-depth meditations and analyses of literature by black
writers. Reflections on the black experience, the American experience,
and a more global experience and worldview are all widely discussed, as
well as future trends and ascensions for black literature. Students,
teachers, journalists, and other writers will welcome the chance to view
parts of the writing process and see inside the heads of prominent black
writers. Participants include
Marita Golden,
Walter Mosley,
Ishmael Reed,
Herb Boyd,
Valerie Boyd,
Haki R. Madhubuti,
Elizabeth Nunez,
Tananarive Due,
Valerie Wilson Wesley,
Camille Yarbrough,
Susan McHenry, and many others.
Brenda M. Greene
Ph.D., Professor of English
Executive Director,
Center for Black Literature
Medgar Evers College
For information about the Center contact:
Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director
Center for Black Literature
bgreene@mec.cuny.edu
www.mec.cuny.edu/blacklitcenter
Related Links
The Tenth National Black Writers Conference - Brooklyn, NY - March
25 to March 28, 2010
http://events.aalbc.com/the_tenth_national_black_writers_conference.htm
The Ninth National Black Writers Conference Schedule (March 28 -
30 2008)
http://events.aalbc.com/9th_nbwc_schedule_2008.htm
The Ninth National Black Writers Conference: An Evolving Process
A reflective piece by Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director Center
for Black Literature
http://events.aalbc.com/the_nbwc_an_evolving_process.htm
The Eighth National Black Writers Conference - March 30 to April
2, 2006
http://events.aalbc.com/the_8th_national_black_writers_conf.htm
National Black Writers
Conference 2000
Report from the Field by Kalamu ya
Salaam
http://events.aalbc.com/nat'l1.htm
