Schedule of Events 10:00 am - 12:00 pm FEATURED EVENT One-on-One 30-Minute Editorial Critique Sessions: Bret McCabe, Rebekah Kirkman, Chelsea Lemon Fetzer, Rosalia Scalia, Kathy Flann, Lisa Snowden-McCray 11:00 am…
One-on-One 30-Minute Editorial Critique Sessions with Rosalia Scalia (Fiction), Rebekah Kirkman (Creative Nonfiction), Chelsea Lemon Fetzer (Poetry, Fiction), Bret McCabe (Creative Nonfiction), Kathy Flann (Fiction, Creative, Nonfiction), and Lisa Snowden…
Of Mourning & Memory: Brown Girl and Muslim, The Poetry of Loss & Awakenings Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Poet, screenwriter, educator, and the author of the poetry collection…
Queer Possibility: Writing Catastrophe and Imagining What Comes Next Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ LGBTQ+ people are under attack, both in the U.S. and globally, and our stories…
Never Quite Like This: Hedgebrook introducing Carmen Maria Machado in Conversation with Nicole Shawan Junior Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Guggenheim Fellow and critically-acclaimed author of the bestselling memoir…
The ‘State’ of Baltimore: Shedding Light on Critical Issues Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ Panelists discuss critical issues in Baltimore with the intention of shedding light, along with…
Little Devils with Unchained Arms: Hanif Abdurraqib in Conversation with Jason Reynolds Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Widely-published poet, essayist, cultural critic, and MacArthur Fellow *Hanif Abdurraqib* boasts two…
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ Artistic Director and Founder of Dance & Bmore, CJay Philip showcases youth 16 -24 years of age in Voices of Carmen, a musical…
I’ve Been in Sorrow’s Kitchen: The Many Ways We Wear Our Grief Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Auditorium ______________ Zora got it right when she wrote, “I’ve been in sorrow’s kitchen…
A Visual Mapping of Your Story: How to Write What You See 90-minute Craft Intensive Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Governor Member Lounge ______________ In 2019, CityLit introduced the 90-minute craft intensive…
My Broken Language: Baltimore/DC Bushwick Book Club Centers Quiara Alegria Hudes’ Work with a Musical Interpretation Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Lobby Stage ______________ The Bmore/DC Bushwick Book Club is honored…