25th Gwendolyn Brooks Black Writers Conference

Open Mic

Date: October 14
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Cordell Reed Student Union, 2^nd Floor, Cougar Cove

An American Fiction Screening
and Conversation

Date: October 15
Time: 5 PM to 8 PM
Location: Douglas Hall, Breakey Theater

Poetry, Publishing, and Power

Date: October 16
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: Gwendolyn Brooks Library 3^rd Floor Archives

Literary Panels

Date: October 17
Time: 12 PM to 5 PM
Location: Cordell Reed Student Union Rotunda

Writers Workshops

Date: October 18
Time: 10 AM to 5:30 PM
Location: Cordell Reed Student Union, 2^nd Floor, Cougar Cove

Oct 14 - 18, 2025