The Oldest Organization Of African-American Writers, The Legendary Harlem Writers Guild, 1934-
Harlem Writers Guild (HWG) is the oldest organization of Harlem writers, originally established as the Harlem Writers Club in 1950.
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Cave Canem Poetry Prize Winner Ariana Benson First-Book Reading At Harlem’s Schomburg Center
On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, Ariana Benson, was the winner of the Brooklyn-based Cave Canem Poetry Prize for her manuscript Black Pastoral.
Introducing The Creatives And Writers Showcased At Harlem’s Inaugural Black Future Newsstand
On Monday, June 19th, 2023, Juneteenth, the Black Thought Project and Media 2070 will spotlight several creatives and writers in the first-ever “Black Future Newsstand.”
Harlem’s Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Visual Artist, Writer, And Journalist 1902 – 1981
Gwendolyn B. Bennett, July 8, 1902 – May 30, 1981, was a Harlem artist, writer, and journalist.
The Schomburg Center’s Literary Festival Returns For A Day-Long Celebration Of Black Culture And Writers
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem will host its 4th annual literary festival on Saturday, June 18th, 2022.
Top 7 Books To Read This Summer By The Legendary Harlem Writers Guild
By Eartha Watts-Hicks The Harlem Writers Guild is the oldest, continuously operating African American writers guild in the world.
Harlem Writers Guild, Jermain Dupri And Rémy Martin Celebrate The “Voices Of Harlem” (Video)
Rémy Martin expands its time-honored tradition of celebrating the sounds of local communities by announcing, “Voices of Harlem” a partnership with the Harlem Writers Guild.
John Oliver Killens, Harlem Writers Guild Co-Founder, Friend Of Harry Belafonte And More
John Oliver Killens, January 14, 1916 – October 27, 1987, was an American fiction writer from Georgia. His novels featured elements of African-American life.
The Wild Seeds Writers Retreat And Harlem Fave Patricia Spears Jones Is Looking For You
As an award-winning poet, Patricia Spears Jones has spoken at many events in Harlem and led workshops at Poets House, the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church and for Brooklyn Poets and Cave Canem.
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, A Founding Member Of The Last Poets And Harlem Writers Workshop
Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin, July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018, was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in New York City.
France: Introducing The Saint-Paul de Vence James Baldwin Writer-in-Residence Program
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the death of James Baldwin, the France-based nonprofit association Les Amis de la Maison Baldwin announces plans to award to an emerging writer a one-month fellowship in Saint-Paul de Vence, the village on the Cote d’Azur where for 17 years Baldwin made his home.
Eartha’s World: Prose & Poetry At Calabar Imports In Harlem
Hosted by writer, author of the book Love Changes and HarlemWorldMagazine.Com Editor In chief Eartha Watts Hicks, the Eartha’s World Poetry And Prose event at Calabar Imports in Harlem.
Harlem’s Kevin Young Is Named New Poetry Editor At The New Yorker
Esteemed poet Kevin Young, an Atlanta resident and professor at Emory University, has been named the new poetry editor at The New Yorker.
Underground Books Host Jackie Robinson Poetry Day In Harlem
By Marc W. Polite On Saturday, September 3rd, Underground Books in collaboration with QBR (qbr.com) held the first annual Jackie Robinson Poetry Day at the Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem.
Harlem Writers Guild Read At Countee Cullen
By Marc W. Polite This past Thursday evening, the Harlem Writers Guild hosted an event at the Countee Cullen Library. Held in the auditorium “Voices of Poetry” was the first collaboration of the Harlem Writers Guild with the library.