The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY
presents
The Ninth
National Black Writers Conference
Friday, March 28 – Sunday, March 31, 2008
Panels v Readings v Talkshops v Marketplace
Early Registration by mail ends
THIS SATURDAY March 15, 2008!
Online Registration ENDS March 21, 2008.
Only On-site Registration available after March 21, 2008.
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR
SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH
VIP RECEPTION & AWARDS PROGRAM
$75 DONATION REQUIRED
RSVP BY MARCH 21ST.
Susan L. Taylor, Honorary Chair
Honorees
Sonia Sanchez – Lifetime Literary Award
Poet, Writer, Activist
Cheryl & Wade Hudson
Randall Robinson
Cornel West
Authors & Publishers
Just Us Books
Writer & Educator
Writer & Educator
Featuring
(Partial Listing)
asha bandele
Amiri Baraka
Lindamichelle Baron
Patrick Henry Bass
Fred Beauford
Tonya Bolden
Roger Bonair- Agard
Herb Boyd
Valerie Boyd
Thomas Bradshaw
Regina Brooks
Gloria J. Brown Marshall
Kassahun Checole
William Jelani Cobb
Ron Daniels
Dawn Davis
Thulani Davis
Angela Dodson
David Anthony Durham
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Thomas Glave
Kyra Gaunt
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Donna Hill
Erica Hunt
Lawrence Jackson
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Omari Jeremiah
Tayari Jones
Valerie Kinloch
Quraysh Ali Lansana
Nathan McCall
Terry McMillan
Brenda Marie Osbey
Jiara Placide
Kevin Powell
Lynn Procope
Nancy Rawles
Robert Reid- Pharr
Martha Southgate
Patricia Spears-Jones
Tracy Sherrod
Quincy Troupe
Eisa Ulen
Jerry Ward, Jr.
Gregory Walker
John Edgar Wideman
Julia Wright
Visit our website to view the full program!
Sponsors & Partners:
AALBC.com (African American Literature Book Club), African Voices, AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc., Office of NYS Assemblyman Karim Camara, Barnes and Noble Book Sellers, The BIG READ, Brooklyn Literary Council, Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, CACCI, Caribbean Research Center, Con Edison, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, The Links Incorporated, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New-York Historical Society, the PEN American Center, Target, Washington Mutual Savings Bank and WBAI 99.5 FM.
EVENTS WILL BE
On the Medgar Evers College Campus
1650 Bedford Avenue w Brooklyn, New York 11225
To register on line visit: www.mec.cuny.edu/nbwc or click Center for Black Literature
Or email: nbwc@mec.cuny.edu
Subject heading: registration
Checks are to be made payable to: National Black Writers Conference
Checks must be postmarked by March 15, 2008.
To inquire about vending, sponsorship, volunteering or ads for the program journal, email: nbwc@mec.cuny.edu with the appropriate subject heading. Telephone: 718-270-4811.
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Hotels In Brooklyn:
1) New York Marriott® at the Brooklyn Bridge - Official Conference Hotel for NBWC
333 Adams Street - Brooklyn, New York 11201 USA
Phone: 1-718-246-7000 Fax: 1-718-246-0563 Sales: 1-718-222-6520 ext. 6520
Toll-free: 1-888-436-3759
www.marriot.com
Brooklyn Heights NY Hotels & Lodging | New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
2) Holiday Inn Express - Brooklyn, New York City
625 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York (NY) 11215
Toll Free Reservations: 866.401.0553 Hotel Phone: 718.797.1133 • Fax: 718.797.1163
Email: info@ExpressBrooklyn.com
Website: www.ExpressBrooklyn.com
3)
Days Inn Brooklyn
437 39th Street
Gowanus Exp; 39th St Exit
Brooklyn, NY, 11232 US
www.daysinn.com
Maps & Directions
Maps & Directions
Hotel's Sunburst Rating
Phone:
718-853-4141
Fax:
718-853-4145
E-Mail:
14759@hotel.cendant.com
Check Availability & Rates
4) Comfort Inn
279 Butler Street - Brooklyn, NY 11217
718.855.9600 phone 718.855.9605 fax 1.866.427.6108 Reservations
info@comfortinnbrooklyn.com or Comfort Inn and Suites * Comfort Inn and Suites Brooklyn * Comfort Inn and Suites Brooklyn New York
5) Howard Johnson
599 Utica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203
718.774.0018 phone 718.221.4247 fax
Howard Johnson www.hojo.com
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This document was created by the Center for Black Literature. Please be advised that the New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge is the official hotel for the 2008 National Black Writers Conference. The other hotels are listed as a courtesy and are not approved by the National Black Writers Conference Committee.
For more information and to register, call 718.270.4811
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