R125. [CANCELLED] Everyday Magic, Community as Protagonist, and Other Narrative Strategies from the Rest of the World
Thursday, March 8, 2018
9:00 am to 10:15 am
Participants
Tony Eprile is the author of the Koret Award-Winning novel, The Persistence of Memory, and a collection, Temporary Sojourner & Other South African Stories, both NYTBR Notable Books. He has written book reviews (New York Times, Washington Post, The Nation) about African literature and he has taught widely.
Tracey Baptiste is the author of The Jumbies and Rise of the Jumbies, the novel Angel's Grace, and nonfiction kids books like The Totally Gross History of Ancient Egypt. Ms. Baptiste teaches at Lesley University, and runs the editorial company Fairy Godauthor.
Susan Power is the author of three books: The Grass Dancer (winner of a PEN/Hemingway Award), Roofwalker (winner of a Milkweed National Fiction Prize), and the new novel, Sacred Wilderness. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.