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25th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK WRITING FESTIVAL MAY 20-23, 2009
VENDORS CHECK-IN/LOAD-IN TIME: 8AM-10AM
After that time, NO VENDORS will be allowed to Load-in.
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This year, the Celebration of Black Writing Festival turns 25! The festival’s theme “Writing for Our Lives” will focus, as always, on literacy and asking how a book can save a life and a community that was once forbidden to read it. The Celebration of Black Writing Festival kicks off with a Live Radio Broadcast on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, followed by various events the rest of the week, including Writers in the Schools, school matinees, panel discussions, workshops, children’s and hip-hop youth pavilions, main stage performances, outdoor book fair, and vending opportunities. |
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Mission Statement
Art Sanctuary, located in North Philadelphia, uses the power of black art to transform individuals, unite groups of people,
and enrich, and draw inspiration from the inner city. We invite established and aspiring artists to help create excellent
lectures, performances, and educational programs
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New York Times Bestselling author, Terry McMillan
Founder of the Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture (CSBLAC) at the University
of Pennsylvania, Dr. Houston A. Baker, Jr.
Prolific young adult author, Walter
Dean Myers
Sponsors:
Laborers’
District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Funders: William
Penn Foundation, Independence Foundation, Lomax Family Foundation, The William B. Dietrich Foundation, The Philadelphia Cultural
Fund, Citizens Bank Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, AMETEK Foundation, Samuel
S. Fels Fund, Wachovia Foundation, Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation and Pew Fellowships in the Arts
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