n-WORD Conference: African- American Writers' Alliance 35th Anniversary
OCTOBER 16-18 2026
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: RAJNII EDDINS
About this Event
Readings & Performances
Workshops
- Panels & Conversations
- Community Interviews
AAWA Members Read
•Vendors
• Food & Refreshments
AND MORE!
Agenda
🕑: 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Friday, October 16th: AAWA Members Read and Anthology Reveal!
Host: AAWA Members
Info: 9th Anthology Reveal and AAWA 35th Anniversary Celebration! AAWA Members will read from anthologies and published works to celebrate the 35th Anniversary! Doors open at 3:30 PM
🕑: 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Saturday, October 17th: n-WORD Conference
Info: 9 am - 10:00 am: Meet and Greet (Pre- chat)
10:15-11:45 am: Rajnii Eddins, Keynote speaker/Welcome and Activation
11:45 am- 12:15 pm: Michael B. Maine and Marcus Greene
12:15 pm-1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15-3:00: Workshops: Character development workshop w/ Helen Collier and Melanie Mitchell, Level Up: Creativity for Resistance Ryk Good, Expressive Writing with Mary Elizabeth Himes, Self-Care is Community Care w/NaKeesa Frazier-Jennings
3:15-5:00: N-Word Explained Panel: Dr. McDade, Helen J. Collier, Vivian Phillips (Rajnii: prompter)
5:00-5:45 pm: Q/A
6:00-7 PM (dinner)
🕑: 01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sunday, October 18th: n-WORD Conference
Info: 1:00 PM: Delbert Art Exhibit
1:30-3:00: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor (attending virtually), a prolific historian and writer who specializes in 19th-century U.S. history and race. She is also the daughter of comedian and actor, late and great Richard Pryor (attending virtually): Discussion about her writing journey, the N-word, and her new book: Something We Said
3:15 PM- 5:15 PM: Four Women Talking (Jaye Ware, Minnie Collins, Helen Collier, and Jo Ervin) Panel Discussion and Q and A
5: 15 PM: Unity healing circle and closing
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