National Black Writers Conference 2014: A Look at the Honorees

Legendary writers will be honored at Medgar Evers College.

Conference at Medgar Evers College - The 12th National Black Writers Conference is underway at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York from March 27 to March 30. This year’s theme is 'Black Writers Reconstructing the Master Narrative.' Take a look at the Black writers being honored at this year’s ceremony.  — Natelege Whaley (@Nateiege) (Photo: Courtesy of Medgar Evers College)

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Conference at Medgar Evers College - The 12th National Black Writers Conference is underway at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York from March 27 to March 30. This year’s theme is 'Black Writers Reconstructing the Master Narrative.' Take a look at the Black writers being honored at this year’s ceremony.  — Natelege Whaley (@Nateiege) (Photo: Courtesy of Medgar Evers College)

Derek Walcott - Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott published his first poem ‘1944’ when he was 14-years-old in The Voice of St. Lucia. He was born on the Caribbean island on Jan. 23, 1930. His numerous published poetry collections in recent years include White Egrets (2010), Selected Poems (2007) and The Prodigal: A Poem (2004).   (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

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Derek Walcott - Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott published his first poem ‘1944’ when he was 14-years-old in The Voice of St. Lucia. He was born on the Caribbean island on Jan. 23, 1930. His numerous published poetry collections in recent years include White Egrets (2010), Selected Poems (2007) and The Prodigal: A Poem (2004).  (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

Margaret Burroughs - The late Margaret Burroughs, an artist and writer, was born in 1915 in St. Rose, Louisiana. She was a leader in African-American culture and arts in Chicago, including helping to found the DuSable Museum. She also published poetry and children’s books, one entitled Jasper the Drummer Boy. Borroughs died at the age of 95 in 2010.   (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

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Margaret Burroughs - The late Margaret Burroughs, an artist and writer, was born in 1915 in St. Rose, Louisiana. She was a leader in African-American culture and arts in Chicago, including helping to found the DuSable Museum. She also published poetry and children’s books, one entitled Jasper the Drummer Boy. Borroughs died at the age of 95 in 2010.  (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

Maryse Condé - Maryse Condé is a Guadeloupean novelist and scholar. Many of her works center on historical eras, such as I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem (1992) and her most prominent work, Segu (1980). She retired from Columbia University as a professor emerita of French in 2004.   (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

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Maryse Condé - Maryse Condé is a Guadeloupean novelist and scholar. Many of her works center on historical eras, such as I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem (1992) and her most prominent work, Segu (1980). She retired from Columbia University as a professor emerita of French in 2004. (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

Quincy Troupe - Poet and performer Quincy Troupe was born July 22, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri. He has published poetry books such as Transcircularities: New and Selected Poems (2002) and Choruses: Poems (1999). He also authored Miles: The Autobiography and the award-winning James Baldwin: The Legacy.   (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

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Quincy Troupe - Poet and performer Quincy Troupe was born July 22, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri. He has published poetry books such as Transcircularities: New and Selected Poems (2002) and Choruses: Poems (1999). He also authored Miles: The Autobiography and the award-winning James Baldwin: The Legacy.  (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

Walter Mosley - Author of more than 40 books, Walter Mosley has won a Grammy and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his work. Mosley was born Jan. 12, 1952, in Los Angeles. His 1990 novel Devil in a Blue Dress was adapted in 1995 for a film of the same title starring Denzel Washington.  (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)

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Walter Mosley - Author of more than 40 books, Walter Mosley has won a Grammy and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his work. Mosley was born Jan. 12, 1952, in Los Angeles. His 1990 novel Devil in a Blue Dress was adapted in 1995 for a film of the same title starring Denzel Washington.  (Photo: Courtesy of the Center for Black Literature)