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 writeblueme...@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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
