The Wild Seeds Writers Retreat is here! A space for writers to create, connect, and thrive. Applications close January 10, 2025—apply today! ✍🏽✨ #WildSeedsRetreat #BlackWritersmatter

The countdown begins!  The #NBWC2025 Biennial Symposium is coming March 27 - 29, 2025! This year we’re honoring in on Black MG & YA storytelling. Visit our website to register today!  🎉 #NBWC2025 #BlackWritersMatter #YoungAdultLit

📢 Call for Papers: The Center for Black Literature is accepting proposals for the 2025 Biennial Symposium! Theme: Young Adult & Middle-Grade Literature. ✍🏾 🗓 Deadline: Janurary 17, 2025 🔗 Submission guidelines: CenterForBlackLiterature.org #CallForPapers #BlackWritersMatter

“I celebrated my 40th birthday here. It was magical—an experience I’ll carry forever.” – Caleb Christian Writers of color: The Wild Seeds Retreat is a space to grow, connect, and be inspired. ✍🏾  🔗 Visit our website to apply by Jan 10! #WildSeeds2025 #CenterForBlackLiterature

Merry Christmas from the Center for Black Literature! 🎄📚 May this season bring warmth, joy, and powerful stories that inspire. What are you reading this holiday? Drop your picks below!

Start 2025 with “The Message” by Ta-Nehisi Coates—our January book club selection. This thought-provoking work examines race, resilience, and the power of truth in shaping our lives. Email: [email protected] to join us on Zoom on 1/29/25!

Meet #NBWC2025 HonoreeTony Medina Award-winning author of 25 books, U.S. Army veteran, & Howard University professor, Medina’s works “I Am Alfonso Jones” and “I and I, Bob Marley” exemplify Black storytelling. Celebrate Tony Medina at the NBWC2025 and register today! 🙌🏾

Introducing #NBWC2025 Honoree Rita Williams-Garcia! Rita Williams-Garcia ⭐️ Coretta Scott King Award winner & author of “One Crazy Summer” & “A Sitting in St. James” has redefined YA and middle-grade literature.  Celebrate her at the NBWC Biennial Symposium & register on our website!

Happy New Year! Our ‘25 programming begins on Tues., 1/21 @ 7p, to celebrate the Paperback release of the NYT bestseller, “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine” by uché blackstock, md. Register @ the link below: cafeconlibrosbk.com/event-info/dr-…

#Center4BlackLit has extended the submission date for the Winter 2025 Virtual Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers of Color with Workshop Leaders #LadeeHubbard and Phill Branch. Apply today at centerforblackliterature.org

Center for Black Literature Truly honored. See you there!

It's cold outside! Warm up your evening @ the Paperback release of "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine" by uché blackstock, md. 7 pm, MEC, 1638 Bedford Ave, AB1 Dining Hall, 2d fl. Register below: cafeconlibrosbk.com/event-info/dr-…

Ishmael Reed on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda Greene (#Center4BlackLit) youtu.be/tkUJHzW77a0?si… via Center for Black Literature

JUNE 25 at 6:30pm Eastern, Center for Black Literature Book Club is discussing My Parents' Marriage: A Novel! Join the conversation--email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.