National Black Writers Conference To Be Held from March 20-23, 2024
Call for papers for 17th annual event goes out to Medgar Evers College students
From March 20-23, 2024, the Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medgar Evers College will be hosting the 17th National Black Writers Conference (NBWC). This year’s theme is “All That We Carry: Where Do We Go From Here?”
CBL invites proposals from Medgar Evers College students on the work of Bernice McFadden, Paul Coates, Peniel Joseph, Percival Everett, and/or John Oliver Killens that examine the ways in which Black writers draw from oral histories and ancestral stories to craft stories that evoke memory, respond to present-day realities, and inspire visions of more liberatory futures.
This public gathering of writers, scholars, literary professionals, theater and film luminaries, students, and the public will take place at Medgar Evers College. Honorees for the conference are author Bernice McFadden, publisher Paul Coates, scholar Peniel Joseph, and writer Percival Everett.
