The 20th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Conference
Builder of Positive Reality: Celebrating Haki R. Madhubuti
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NIKKI GIOVANNI IS THE FEATURED GUEST AT CSU’S ANNUAL WRITERS’ CONFERENCEFeaturing Nikki Giovanni, Haki R. Madhubuti, Jan Carew, Angela Jackson, Trudier Harris, Staceyann Chin, John W. Fountain, Maryemma Graham, Tony Medina, R. Dwayne Betts, Nnedi Okorafor, Jabari Asim, Randall Horton, Roger Bonair-Agard, Jericho Brown, CC Carter, Malik Yusef, John Murillo, Marcus Jackson, FM Supreme, Treasure Williams, and many more.
Press ReleaseOne of the most highly read, widely discussed and internationally renowned American poets headlines the 20th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Conference for Black Literature and Creative Writing at Chicago State University (CSU).
Nikki Giovanni will headline a writers’ conference that will feature a tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks Center and Third World Press founder Haki R. Madhubuti, April 1-3, 2010. Other featured writers include American Book Award winner Angela Jackson, critically acclaimed poet and memoirist R. Dwayne Betts, nationally-renowned journalist John Fountain and spoken word poet and author Staceyann Chin.
Giovanni will be the Gwendolyn Brooks Conference’s Giant’s Day honoree, a distinction bestowed on writers and scholars who have made unparalleled contributions to Black Diasporic Literature. Past honorees include luminaries such as Amiri Baraka, Walter Mosley, the late Octavia Butler and Sonia Sanchez. In addition, notable writers and scholars Samuel Allen, Jan Carew, Maryemma Graham, and Trudier Harris will be inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent, a distinction bestowed upon writers who have made significant contributions to the universe of Black Literature.
The 2010 conference activities include panel discussions, musical interludes, receptions and an arts and crafts market.
What’s notable about this year’s conference is that it marks 20 years since the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing has coordinated and hosted a writers’ conference. Also, it marks the last conference where Professor Madhubuti will preside as Director Emeritus of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center.
The Gwendolyn Brooks Conference is free for High School and College Students with valid school identification. For more information and pricing about this event, please contact me at 773-995-4440/gbrookscenter@gmail.com. Information about this event can also be found at www.csu.edu/gwendolynbrooks
