Upcoming Events
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Author Pavilion
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Hurston/Wright will be hosting The Role of Technology in the Black Community panel at the annual Congressional
Black Caucus. Panelist include: Charles Acree, Kevin Bailey, Cynthia Hopkins-Brown, Curtis Bunn, Ella Curry, Martin Pratt,
and Narcius Ridley, moderated by Dr. Sammye Miller.
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Hurston/Wright will be hosting the Preserving Cultural Memory Through Literature panel at the annual Congressional Black Caucus.
Panelist include: Tom Burrell, Cheryl Wills, Julianne Malveaux, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, and Elizabeth Nunez, moderated by Marita Golden.
Location: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
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Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Ceremony
Join us for an evening honoring excellence in fiction and nonfiction literature by Black writers.
During this gala we will celebrate the 2010 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award winners and finalists.
Location: Eatonville, 2121 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Tickets go on sale in September
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- A two week writing workshop that will enable 8th through 12th grade students to become effective communicators.
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- This award honors excellence in fiction writing by students of African descent enrolled full time as undergraduate or graduate students in any college or university in the United States
- Submissions must be received between November 3, 2009 and post marked no later then January 15, 2010.
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- The nations only multi-genre summer writers' workshop for published and unpublished writers of African descent, with a component for high school students.
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- Tuition free summer workshop with classes that introduce the basic elements of creative writing to High School Students.
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- The first national award presented to published writers of African descent by the national community of Black writers.
- Submissions must be received between September 1, 2010 and November 17, 2010.
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