Vonnie Winslow Crist & Lakita Wilson at Queen Takes Book

Schedule

Tue May 12 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Queen Takes Book | Columbia, MD

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The Wilde Readings team invites you to our May 12th reading featuring guest authors Vonnie Winslow Crist and Lakita Wilson, with an open mic featuring you. Ann Bracken will be is the host for the evening.
Vonnie Winslow Crist
Vonnie Winslow Crist, SFWA, HWA, SCBWI, is author of the "Shivers, Scares" series, "The Enchanted Dagger," "Beneath Raven's Wing," "Dragon Rain," "Owl Light," "The Greener Forest," and other award-winning books. Her writing is included in over 200 publications in Australia, India, Japan, Italy, Spain, Germany, Finland, Canada, the UK, and USA. Believing the world is still filled with mystery, miracles, and magic, she strives to celebrate the power of myth in her fiction and poetry.
Lakita Wilson
Lakita Wilson is the author of several novels and nonfiction projects for children and young adults, including What Is Black Lives Matter? a part of the New York Times bestselling Who HQ Now series, the middle grade novels Be Real, Macy Weaver and Sparkle, and YA romances Last Chance Dance and Pretty Girl County. Lakita's books have been a part of several state lists as well as recognized by the American Library Association. Lakita received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Lakita lives in Prince George's County, Maryland. She can be found online at lakitawilson.com.
Please spread the word - bring your friends, family, and students. All are welcome. We encourage you to participate in the open mic. Please prepare no more than five minutes of performance time/two poems. Sign up for the open mic when you arrive.
Light refreshments will be served. Books by both featured authors and open mic readers will be available for sale.
#Poetry, #literature, #fiction, #Hocopolitso #Openmic #columbiamd
#Wildereadings, #lettherebelit, #localbookstores
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