The 25th Gwendolyn Brooks Black Writers Conference

The 25th Gwendolyn Brooks Center Black Writers Conference is inspired by the powerful words of Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem The Second Sermon on the Warpland.

"We are the Last of the Loud"

This year’s theme calls us to explore resilience, creativity, and flourishing amidst the turbulence of the modern world. Ms. Brooks challenges us to reflect on how Black writers and communities create, endure, and thrive within the chaos of societal change, racial

injustice, and cultural evolution. The conference seeks to honor this call by centering

dialogues around resistance, regeneration, and the transformative power of Black

literature and art.

Host or Publisher Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University