14th Annual Celebration of the Literary Arts in Baltimore
A Full Day of Free Activities! Get more info here.
Saturday, April 29
10 am – 4 pm
University of Baltimore
William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center 11 W. Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie *
Appearing at the John and Frances Angelos Law Center
Other artists, sessions and activities include:
- Novelists John Gregory and Carrie Brown and poet Molly McCully Brown
- 90-minute Master Class ($10)
- Writing Identity: Susan Muaddi Darraj, Mejdulene Shomali and Eman Quotah
- Sociologists Stefanie DeLuca & Susan Clampet- Lundquist: Coming of Age in The Other America
- Legends & Lore: Building a Paranormal / Urban Fantasy World, by HallowRead
- Writer as Activist: Tariq Touré, Kevin Shird, Saida Agostini and Nancy Lewin
- Writers Resist Baltimore: Voices United with Linda Joy Burke, Mejdulene B. Shomali, Rienne Jahnai Scott, Ann Bracken, Jamesha Caldwell, Joey Reisberg and Erica Blount Danois
- A literary marketplace
…and more!
I’m hosting a panel:
Raising Our Voices: Womanist & Feminist Writers Speak
Andria Nacina Cole, Elizabeth Hazen, Hannah Sawyerr and Bilphena Yahwon, moderated by Willona Sloan
A reading and panel discussion featuring powerful womanist and feminist writers who will address issues of cultural identity, healing and self-love, and discuss their efforts to empower young women and girls in our community.
For more info or to register for a Critique Session or the Master Class, visit http://www.citylitproject.org
* Advance Registration Requested for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Free Tickets available on CityLit site and Eventbrite. General Seating. First come, first serve.
Willona M. Sloan 