Windham-Campbell Prize Ceremony and Lecture | Why I Write—Kwame Dawes

Name: Windham-Campbell Prize Ceremony and Lecture | Why I Write—Kwame Dawes
Start: 2025-09-17T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-17T18:30:00-04:00
Location: 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, United States, Connecticut 06510

Schedule

Wed Sep 17 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, United States, Connecticut 06510 | New Haven, CT

The Windham-Campbell Lecture is a central feature of the annual Windham-Campbell Prize Festival and is delivered each year by a distinguished writer on the topic “Why I Write.” This year, Ghanaian poet and writer Kwame Dawes shares insights into his craft and creative process. The annual lectures are published in extended form by Yale University Press in its Why I Write series.
For more information, please visit: https://britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-programs/windham-campbell-prize-ceremony-and-lecture-why-i-write-kwame-dawes