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Saying Yes to Your Story: Conversation with Kwame Alexander

2023-02-08 19:00:00 2023-02-08 19:45:00 America/Chicago Saying Yes to Your Story: Conversation with Kwame Alexander Join us for an evening with best-selling and award-winning children’s and young adult author and poet, Kwame Alexander! Virtual via Zoom -

Wednesday, February 08
7:00pm - 7:45pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-08 19:00:00 2023-02-08 19:45:00 America/Chicago Saying Yes to Your Story: Conversation with Kwame Alexander Join us for an evening with best-selling and award-winning children’s and young adult author and poet, Kwame Alexander! Virtual via Zoom -

Join us for an evening with best-selling and award-winning children’s and young adult author and poet, Kwame Alexander!

Join us for a conversation with Kwame Alexander, author of the Newbery Award winning book, The Crossover, Newbery Honor/Caldecott Medal winning book, The Undefeated, and most recently, An American Story. Kwame will share ways to say yes to your story and persist in the face of rejection as he shares his own publishing journey. As a creator of more than 36 books, Kwame will energize our community to harness the power of words and storytelling for change!

This virtual event is designed for young people and their families. 

Please note that this program will be presented live without a recording.

Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times Bestselling author of 36 books, including Swing, Becoming Muhammad Ali, co-authored with James Patterson, Rebound, The Undefeated, The Crossover, and The Door of No Return. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. In 2018, he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program he co-founded. He is the writer and executive producer of The Crossover show on Disney+.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Popular Culture | General Interest |

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