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Gwendolyn Brooks Writer's Conference

  • Chicago State University Chicago, IL (map)

A Rebirth Into Blackness: A Celebration of the Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. This year’s theme, A Rebirth Into Blackness: A Celebration of the Life of Gwendolyn Brooks will illuminate the legacy of Ms. Brooks and the resurrection of the Brooks Writers’ Conference.

Featuring Guest Speakers and Panelists: Angela Jackson, Haki Madhubuti, Sterling Plump, Tyehimba Jess, Randall Horton, Tara Betts, Nicole Martinez, Mitchell L. H. Douglas, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Crystal Wilkinson, Kelly Norman Ellis, Tony Lindsay and many more.

This is a FREE event. Seating is limited. Campus parking is $5.

Earlier Event: September 26
Open Canon Book Club with Wiley Cash
Later Event: October 23
Jo Shoop Lecture at Georgetown College