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The New Asian American Literary Voices NEW

Presented by Jafreen Uddin
2022-05-12 18:30:00 2022-05-12 20:00:00 America/New_York The New Asian American Literary Voices NEW The paid Adult School class. When registering, you will be taken to the Adult School website. Main Library - Tower Room

Thursday, May 12
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-05-12 18:30:00 2022-05-12 20:00:00 America/New_York The New Asian American Literary Voices NEW The paid Adult School class. When registering, you will be taken to the Adult School website. Main Library - Tower Room

Main Library

Tower Room

The paid Adult School class. When registering, you will be taken to the Adult School website.

Jafreen Uddin, lifelong Montclair resident and Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop (AAWW), will lead a conversation focused on the rise of creative ecosystems designed to develop and support writers and creators of the Asian American diaspora and to help publish and market their works in the literary marketplace. How are generations of Asian and Asian diasporic storytellers reinventing the literary canon? Join us for an interactive discussion and be prepared to leave with plenty of new book titles to add to your TBR list!

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Film & Theater |

TAGS: | literature | Asian American | Adult School |

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