Wilkes University LitFest: Juneteenth Celebration of Black Writers

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Friday, Jun 21, 2024  7pm

Location

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Details

Wilkes University will host its fourth annual LitFest from June 21-27. Sponsored by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing as part of the program’s June residency, the celebration of the written word features literary readings and book signings from program alumni, faculty and guest artists. All events are free and open to the public.

Friday, June 21 | 7 p.m. | Fenner Quadrangle
Juneteenth Celebration of Black Writers | Hosted by Angelique Palmer

• Mildred Mills, alumna (memoirist) author of Daddy’s House                                              
• Monique Franz, alumna (playwright/essayist), author/editor of Black Diaspora
• R. Alan Brooks (graphic novelist/comics writer), author of Grieving Mall