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National Black Writers Conference Symposium: The Work & Life of Octavia Butler
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York
presents
The NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE
BI-ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
THE WORK AND LIFE OF
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Founders Auditorium
Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1650 Bedford Avenue
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The program features readings & panels on the world renowned author
and her contribution to literary writing. Participating writers
include L.A. Banks, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, and Nnedi Okorafor-
Mbachu.
The cost for this event is $10 general admission; $5, Senior,
Student, Faculty. This event is opened to all. Send an SASE, call, e-
mail, or visit the Web site for more information.
www.mec.cuny.edu/blacklitcenter
Octavia Butler is considered a master storyteller in the genre of
speculative fiction. Her work explores themes such as race, gender,
power, sexism, and spirituality. This symposium is dedicated to
exploring her work in particular and the impact of speculative
fiction in the literature of Black writers.
About the National Black Writers Conference (NBWC)
The NBWC, inspired by the late John Oliver Killens in 1986, brings
together writers, critics, book-sellers, book reviewers, educators,
students, and the general public in order to establish a dialogue on
emerging themes, trends and issues in black literature.
Co -Sponsored by Up South, Inc.
Up South, Inc. is the producer of the annual Up South International
Book Festival, held in New York City in the Fall. Visit
www.upsouth.org or writebluemedia@aol.com for more information.
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York11225. Phone 718 270-6983 /
Emailwriters@ mec.cuny. edu
presents
The NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE
BI-ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
THE WORK AND LIFE OF
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Founders Auditorium
Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1650 Bedford Avenue
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The program features readings & panels on the world renowned author
and her contribution to literary writing. Participating writers
include L.A. Banks, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, and Nnedi Okorafor-
Mbachu.
The cost for this event is $10 general admission; $5, Senior,
Student, Faculty. This event is opened to all. Send an SASE, call, e-
mail, or visit the Web site for more information.
www.mec.cuny.edu/blacklitcenter
Octavia Butler is considered a master storyteller in the genre of
speculative fiction. Her work explores themes such as race, gender,
power, sexism, and spirituality. This symposium is dedicated to
exploring her work in particular and the impact of speculative
fiction in the literature of Black writers.
About the National Black Writers Conference (NBWC)
The NBWC, inspired by the late John Oliver Killens in 1986, brings
together writers, critics, book-sellers, book reviewers, educators,
students, and the general public in order to establish a dialogue on
emerging themes, trends and issues in black literature.
Co -Sponsored by Up South, Inc.
Up South, Inc. is the producer of the annual Up South International
Book Festival, held in New York City in the Fall. Visit
www.upsouth.org or writebluemedia@aol.com for more information.
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York11225. Phone 718 270-6983 /
Emailwriters@ mec.cuny. edu
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