Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 13, 2023 - 2:00 PM | Members' Room | The New York Society Library
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The Harlem Writers Guild and the New York Society Library are proud to present a conversation between two African-American cultural icons, talking about their experiences in theatre, concert, and event production. Wine and light refreshments will be offered.
For members and guests | Free of charge | Registration required
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The Harlem Writers Guild and the New York Society Library are proud to present a conversation between two African-American cultural icons, talking about their experiences in theatre, concert, and event production. Wine and light refreshments will be offered.
Woodie King, Jr. is an American Director and Producer of stage and screen, as well as the Founding Director of the New Federal Theatre in New York City. Since 1970 the New Federal Theatre has provided its community with a stage and collection of talented performers to express the voices of numerous African-American playwrights. The New Federal Theatre boasts nationally known playwrights such as Ron Milner (Checkmates), Ed Bullins (The Taking of Miss Janie), and Ntozake Shange (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf), as well as actors including Jackée Harry, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad, Dick Anthony Williams, Glynn Turman, Taurean Blacque, Samuel L. Jackson, and Laurence Fishburne. Woodie King, Jr. has written extensively to document the history of Black Theater in America, as well as present the works of talented Black Artists. He is the author of 13 books including Black Drama Anthology, Black Poets and Prophets, and Black Short Story Anthology. After more than 50 years of producing and directing, Woodie King, Jr. received a Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre in 2021.
Voza Rivers is an award winning, international producer, co-producer of theater, film, music and live events. Viewed by millions, Rivers’ work as a theater producer, music executive, event producer, and documentary filmmaker has been presented in the United States, Japan, South Africa, Togo, Nigeria, Cuba, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The Grammy-, Tony-, and Oscar-nominated Rivers has produced events and concerts featuring world-renowned artists. A partial listing includes Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Ruby Dee, Luther Vandross, James Brown, The Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Charles, Ashford and Simpson, Boy George, George Benson, Tito Puente, Lionel Hampton, Isaac Hayes, Little Jimmy Scott, Celia Cruz, Miriam Makeba, Kool and the Gang, Hugh Masekela, Boyz II Men, Tony Bennett, Anita Baker, Chuck Jackson, Max Roach, Gloria Lynne, Yolanda Adams, Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick, Manhattan Transfer, Toni Braxton, Jonathan Butler, Phyllis Hyman, Grover Washington, Jr., Al Jarreau, and Chaka Khan. Voza Rivers has served as Executive Editor, and has been featured in a number of publications and periodicals including Forever Harlem. He is the Executive Producer of more than 52 documentary films including Langston Hughes, Percy Sutton, The Savoy King and The Music that Changed America.
Michael Dinwiddie (moderator) is a playwright/composer whose works have been produced in New York, regional and educational theatre. An associate professor at NYU’s Gallatin School, he has served as playwright-in-residence at Michigan State University, Florida A&M University, St. Louis University, and La Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires, among others. His awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Playwriting and a Walt Disney Fellowship at Touchstone Pictures. In 2022 the Michael Dinwiddie Playwright Award was created by the Black Liberated Arts Center (BLAC Inc.). Michael sits on the boards of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre, the August Wilson Society, and NewFest LGBTQ+ Film and Media. He is the editor of Holy Ground: An Anthology of Plays and Monologues from the National Black Theatre Festival, which was published by TCG in 2022. A member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, BMI, and the Writers Guild of America, Michael is a past president of the Black Theatre Network.
Voza Rivers is an award winning, international producer, co-producer of theater, film, music and live events. Viewed by millions, Rivers’ work as a theater producer, music executive, event producer, and documentary filmmaker has been presented in the United States, Japan, South Africa, Togo, Nigeria, Cuba, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
The Grammy-, Tony-, and Oscar-nominated Rivers has produced events and concerts featuring world-renowned artists. A partial listing includes Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Ruby Dee, Luther Vandross, James Brown, The Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Charles, Ashford and Simpson, Boy George, George Benson, Tito Puente, Lionel Hampton, Isaac Hayes, Little Jimmy Scott, Celia Cruz, Miriam Makeba, Kool and the Gang, Hugh Masekela, Boyz II Men, Tony Bennett, Anita Baker, Chuck Jackson, Max Roach, Gloria Lynne, Yolanda Adams, Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick, Manhattan Transfer, Toni Braxton, Jonathan Butler, Phyllis Hyman, Grover Washington, Jr., Al Jarreau, and Chaka Khan. Voza Rivers has served as Executive Editor, and has been featured in a number of publications and periodicals including Forever Harlem. He is the Executive Producer of more than 52 documentary films including Langston Hughes, Percy Sutton, The Savoy King and The Music that Changed America.
Michael Dinwiddie (moderator) is a playwright/composer whose works have been produced in New York, regional and educational theatre. An associate professor at NYU’s Gallatin School, he has served as playwright-in-residence at Michigan State University, Florida A&M University, St. Louis University, and La Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires, among others. His awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Playwriting and a Walt Disney Fellowship at Touchstone Pictures. In 2022 the Michael Dinwiddie Playwright Award was created by the Black Liberated Arts Center (BLAC Inc.). Michael sits on the boards of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre, the August Wilson Society, and NewFest LGBTQ+ Film and Media. He is the editor of Holy Ground: An Anthology of Plays and Monologues from the National Black Theatre Festival, which was published by TCG in 2022. A member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, BMI, and the Writers Guild of America, Michael is a past president of the Black Theatre Network.
Past Events
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Relive the Harlem Renaissance
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Book Launch: Canela con Miel y ClavosONLINE ON ZOOM
September 29, 2022 at 7:00PM (EST) You're Invited to hear Dr. Woodbine read excerpts from his newest book, Canela con Miel y Clavos. Canela con Miel y Clavos (Cinnamon with Honey and Nails) explores the complexities of growing up as a Black male of Caribbean and Hispanic heritage in the urban America of the 1960s. This collection of poems, dribbles & drabbles, vignettes, short stories, and an essay express Dr. Woodbine's personal poignant memories and offers insights into the caustic effects of racism both past and present. A product of the Black Arts Movement, he examines this racial and cultural history and, with measured acerbic lyricism, reveals elements of these struggles through the lens of his own experiences. REGISTER > |
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Black Literature Matters
PELUSO FAMILY EXHIBITION GALLERY
April 28, 2021 - May 21, 2022 In a consequential moment in American history, the New York Society Library presents a not-to-be-missed exhibition of its remarkable collection of African American, Caribbean, and African writers. The Library showcases our remarkable holdings of books by Black writers dating from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Guest curator Farah Jasmine Griffin has selected titles by such legendary writers as Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Alain Locke, Lorraine Hansberry, and Toni Morrison. Black Literature Matters also highlights the pioneering work of librarians Dorothy Porter and Jean Blackwell Hutson. Included in the exhibition are photographs by Carl Van Vechten, Nancy Crampton, Morgan and Marvin Smith, and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Dr. Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and African-American Studies at Columbia University, and the Chair of the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department. She is a prolific author on the African American experience. FIND OUT MORE > |
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Roses Growing in Concrete
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Harlem Writers Guild 70th AnniversaryVIRTUAL EVENT
Saturday, November 13, 2021, 3pm-4pm Join us for a virtual event celebrating our 70th anniversary! View the Program Journal for the event. |
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Business Bootcamps for WritersBeing a successful author requires so much more beyond mastering your craft. After finishing a manuscript, how do you get it published and into the hands of readers? Even experienced authors can need guidance to navigate the ever-evolving world of publishing. From securing an agent to engaging your audience, you need to figure out how to publish and market your books.
We are partnering with the Authors Guild Foundation and an array of authors and publishing experts for this FREE series of webinars on the path to publication and the business of writing! Bootcamps start from October 18-November 3. FIND OUT MORE > |
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The Brooklyn Book Festival
October 3, 2021
The Harlem Writers Guild participated at the Brooklyn Book Festival and held a book signing at their booth in Borough Hall Plaza. |
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Honoring the Legacy of
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An Evening with The Harlem Writers Guild
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
November 7th
Learn about the history of the Guild and current members—including Judy Andrews, Eartha Watts Hicks,
Marc Polite, Angela Dews and Minnette Coleman—will be reading from their works. A brief Q & A will follow the readings. Find out more here.
November 7th
Learn about the history of the Guild and current members—including Judy Andrews, Eartha Watts Hicks,
Marc Polite, Angela Dews and Minnette Coleman—will be reading from their works. A brief Q & A will follow the readings. Find out more here.
Brooklyn Book Festival
BKBF Children's Day: Literary Celebration for Families and Children
Full Week of Literary “Bookend” Events
September 12th – 18th
Diane Richards, Eartha Watts Hicks, Judy Andrews, Minnette Coleman, Angela Dews, and Saundra Whitley read original works and selections from other well-known writers.
Read more about this event from our latest post by clicking here
Full Week of Literary “Bookend” Events
September 12th – 18th
Diane Richards, Eartha Watts Hicks, Judy Andrews, Minnette Coleman, Angela Dews, and Saundra Whitley read original works and selections from other well-known writers.
Read more about this event from our latest post by clicking here
Denzel Washington with the Cast of Most Dangerous Man in America
The Harlem Writers Guild Attends Amiri Baraka's Last Play
Most Dangerous Man In America
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Amiri Baraka's last play was a New Federal Theater production directed by Woodie King Jr. Co-produced by Harlem Writers Guild Director - Diane Richards and Voza Rivers - Executive Producer of New Heritage Theater Group.
Most Dangerous Man In America
Sold out!
Amiri Baraka's last play was a New Federal Theater production directed by Woodie King Jr. Co-produced by Harlem Writers Guild Director - Diane Richards and Voza Rivers - Executive Producer of New Heritage Theater Group.
John Oliver Killen's Event
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Medgar Evers College Founders Auditorium
1650 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 |
Most Dangerous Man in America
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Castillo Theatre 543 West 42nd Street
May 28th - June 28th 2015 General Admission: $25 Box Office: 212.941.1234 |
