Event

Writing Across Borders 2014

Featuring award winning journalist/book authors
Gina Apostol, Mirta Ojito & Colin Channer

The National Writers Union invites you to take part in the 2nd annual International Writers Conference, WRITING ACROSS BORDERS, Sunday, May 18, 2014, to be held at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St., Manhattan on the lower east side.

Writers from around the world living in the greater New York area will discuss writing about migration, identity and justice for immigrants. We are inviting young undocumented authors who write about their experiences as "illegals." We are bringing together comics to talk about how a joke's meaning changes when told across ethnic or religious boundaries. And we are celebrating the creativity, passion, and courage of writers who cross borders in their quest for justice and a fruitful life.

Authors will have opportunities to sign and sell their books following their panel discussions. The day will end with a cocktail party and celebration of writers who forge their identities across borders and in new cultures.

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Panels & Concurrent Workshops
(Preliminary Schedule)

OPENING PLENARY

Writing Across Borders: Migration, Identity and Social Justice for Immigrants.

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Writing as Activism: Ninotchka Rosca will moderate a discussion about writing for social justice and change.

Writing Under the Radar: Lindsay Curcio will moderate a discussion about undocumented writers writing about and fighting for justice.

Laughing Across Borders: Writers from differing countries and ethnicities will discuss how humor translates or doesn't when it crosses borders.

The Language of Migration: A discussion about the challenges of translating experiences and ideas from one language and culture to another.

Journalists In Danger: A discussion by journalists who report on regions that put them in jeopardy, including incarceration, torture and death.

LUNCHEON PRESENTATION

Afghan Women Writers: Video readings from Kabul (local Afghanistan video feed permitting)

CONCLUDING PLENARY

Who Can Say I'm Illegal? Readings & discussions about undocumented immigrants.

Cocktails, networking, visit book tables

Videos of last year's conference are available at: www.nwuny.org

For more information, contact NWU NY Chapter at info@nwuny.org.