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Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series presents Brionne Janae

Category: Event Calendar

Date and Time for this Past Event

  • Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026  7pm

Location

Wilkes University Kirby Hall Salon
202 S River St

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Details

Hosted by the Wilkes University English Department, the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series features a variety of authors, poets, directors and other accomplished writers annually. Guest speakers frequently read selections of their works and answer questions at the event.

Brionne Janae is a poet and teaching artist living in Brooklyn with their two dogs. They are the author of Because You Were Mine (2023) which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Poetry, Blessed are the Peacemakers (2021) which won the 2020 Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize, and After Jubilee (2017). Brionne is a 2023 NEA Creative Writing Fellow, a Hedgebrook Alum and a proud Cave Canem Fellow.

All events are free and open to the public.