Maya Angelou born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928 is an American autobiographer and poet who has been called “America’s most visible black female autobiographer” by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. Continue Reading →
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A World Of Words, “An Ocean Of Jewels,” And Excerpt From The Novel By Judy C. Andrews
As we celebrate the month of October with the theme of Winter Travel, we reflect on the world politics of language and culture with an excerpt from the novel, An Ocean of Jewels (Harlem Writers Guild Press, 2006), by Judy C. Andrews:
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Harlem Goes To Korea
By K.C. Washington
Writing is hard. But writing anywhere is easy, or at least it is for me. Take me and Korea. Yes, Korea. Continue Reading →
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. Continue Reading →
Books, Books, Books With Eartha Watts-Hicks On The Danny Tisdale Show
Today, Danny Tisdale talked to Harlem World Magazine’s book guru, senior book writer and new Editor-in-Chief Eartha Watts-Hicks about her work in Harlem, the Harlem Book Fair 2016, the Harlem Writers Guild and the book industry in Harlem and much more. Continue Reading →
The UBAWA Book Fair At The Bronx Museum
By Eartha Watts-Hicks
It’s Saturday, October 31st, 2015, Halloween. Masquerade, costumes, poetry, music, and brief scenes from plays are not what one would expect from the Bronx Museum, but when urban and inner-city writers gather from all corners of the country, many surprises are in store. Continue Reading →