Update on National Black Writers Conference, March 25-27 in New York City Presents "A Tribute and Symposium on John Oliver Killens

The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of The City University Of New York will present its Seventh Annual National Black Writers Conference: A Tribute and Symposium on John Oliver Killens: The Culture & Politics of Black Literature from Thursday, March 25 through Saturday, March 27, 2004. The keynote address will be given by award winning journalist, Gil Noble, on Thursday evening at he Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Brooklyn, New York (PRWEB) January 26, 2004 --The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York will present its Seventh Annual National Black Writers Conference: A Tribute and Symposium on John Oliver Killens: The Culture and Politics of Black Literature from Thursday, March 25 through Saturday, March 27, 2004. The keynote address will be given by award winning journalist, Gil Noble, on Thursday evening at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Conference panels, roundtables, readings, workshops and other activities begin on Friday, March 26th at Medgar Evers College, located at 1650 Bedford Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Central Brooklyn. Workshops cover poetry, fiction, book proposal writing, popular fiction writing, and writing book reviews. Panel and roundtable discussions continue on Saturday, culminating in a closing testimonial and homage to the life, work, and ongoing influence of John Oliver Killens from his colleagues, associates, and students. Invited participants representing today's most gifted and prolific Black and Latino literati, writers, poets, scholars, actors, and word artists include such notables as: John A. Williams, Quincy Troupe, Marita Golden, Paule Marshall, Woodie King, Jr., Manthia Diawara, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Louis Reyes Rivera, Arthur Flowers, Nellie Rosario, Kenji Jasper, George Edward Tait, Elombe Brath, Sam Yette, Brenda Wilkinson, Bernard Bell, Obery Hendricks, Valerie Wilson Wesley, and Elizabeth Nunez.

Registration fees are:

Pre-registration for the Conference (excluding workshops) $25.00

On-site Registration (excluding workshops) $30.00
Student Registration (with valid i.d.) $10.00
Workshop Registration (per workshop) $25.00

For additional information, call (718) 270-4811, email: nbwc@mec.cuny.edu or visit the website: www.mec.cuny.edu/nbwc.

The National Black Writers Conference has generated initiatives and supported active engagement with the development, dissemination and research on literature of the African Diaspora. Under the direction of Dr. Brenda Greene, The Center for Black Literature builds on strengths of previous conferences. Each year, the Natiional Black Writers Conferences attract approximately 2,000 registrants internationally.

The Center for Black Literature gratefully acknowledges the collaborative support of the following institutions and organizations: Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York; The Office of Academic Affairs of the City University of New York; The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Black Issues Book Review and The New York Times.

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