The local Arts council asked me to do a talk / reading this weekend. I overcame my reluctance and did it. Interesting experience. Small but responsive audience. I think I'll do it again next year.
The local Arts council asked me to do a talk / reading this weekend. I overcame my reluctance and did it. Interesting experience. Small but responsive audience. I think I'll do it again next year.
Thomas King said, “The truth about stories is . . . stories are all that we are.” Colonization has tried to erase and eradicate Indigenous narratives for centuries. Even mainstream literature features the same kinds of stories told by the same voices....
Tonight at 8:00 pm EST: Fractured Encounters: A Contemporary Anthology of Creative Nonfiction by Storytellers of Color is a collection of literary art edited by Janel Cloyd. Featured essayists include OlaRonke Akinmowo, Shirley Cai, Jenny Cheng, T. Chester, Emi J. Chin, Janel Cloyd, Kwame Daniels, Christal Felix, Rocio Franco, Zainab Kabba, Richard Lin, Xen Love, Cathleen Luo, Tamara Olmedo, S. Penn, Tania Perez Osuna, Misha Ponnuraju, Tracee Thomas-Browne, Raysa Villalona, and Robert Winterode.
Join for an evening of nonfiction featuring Shirley Cai, T. Chester, Emi Chin, Janel Cloyd, and Rocio Franco.
Like all RWW offerings, this space is for Black, Indigenous, Latinx/e, Asian, and other Storytellers of Color only. BIPOC Storytellers are centered here exclusively.
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