MAY 2010 WRITING SHOW - Can I Get a Witness: Writing for Social Change
Featuring:
-- Michael Paul Williams, journalist
-- Linda Beatrice Brown, novelist, playwright and poet
-- Emily Troutman, essayist and photojournalist
With your host, JRW Board member Maya Payne Smart
Thursday, May 27, 2010
6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Pavilion Room
The Children's Museum
2626 West Broad Street, Richmond
$10 in advance, http://www.JamesRiverWriters.org
$12 at the door
$5 students at the door
Michael Paul Williams is a columnist and reporter for
the Richmond Times-Dispatch. A Richmond native, he is a graduate of
Hermitage High School and Virginia Union University, and holds a
master's degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. Hired by the
Times-Dispatch in 1982, he has won Virginia Press Association awards
for column writing in 1992, 1994 and 2007. During the 1999-2000 school
year, he was one of a dozen U.S. journalists awarded a yearlong Nieman
Fellowship at Harvard University.
Linda Beatrice Brown holds a PhD in African American
Literature and Creative Writing, and is presently the Willa B. Player
Distinguished Professor of the Humanities and Director of the Honors
Program at Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, NC. In addition to
her latest novel,
Black Angels (Putnam, 2009), written for young readers,
Linda is the author of the novels
Rainbow 'Roun Mah Shoulder and
Crossing Over Jordan. She has written several plays,
including
Wildfire: Black Hands White Marble, and her poetry has been
published in several anthologies and magazines. She is a member of the
Spiritual Renaissance Singers in Greensboro, Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church, the NAACP, and NOW. Linda lives in a 100-year-old house in
Greensboro, NC where she is working on a sequel to
Black Angels. http://www.lindabeatricebrown.com
Emily Troutman is a writer and photographer whose work
focuses on international humanitarian issues. In 2009, she was one of
five people named United Nations Citizen Ambassador for her winning
video responding to the question, "If you could speak to world leaders,
what would you say?" She received widespread media attention for her
photo essay, "President Obama Inauguration: Words for How We Feel Now."
Since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Emily has been based in
Port-au-Prince. Her photos, articles and personal essays have been
carried by AOL News, Time.com, Slate.com and Truthout.org. She holds a
Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota, Humphrey
Institute for Public Affairs. http://www.emilytroutman.com
Maya Payne Smart is a professional writer who has
written hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines and web sites.
Her 2010 client list includes Black Enterprise, CNNMoney.com and Savoy
Professional. She received a bachelor's degree in Social Studies from
Harvard University and a master's degree in editorial journalism from
the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She serves
on the board of governors of the Society of American Business Editors
and Writers and on James River Writers' board of directors, and is a
member of the National Association of Black Journalists and The Society
of Professional Journalists. http://www.mayasmart.com
James River Writers is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to
promoting the craft of writing and love of literature. http://www.JamesRiverWriters.org
Media Contact:
Anne Westrick
tel 804-433-3790 fax
804-291-1466 emailanne@JamesRiverWriters.org
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