KWELI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL
Kweli International Literary Festival 2020 has been reimagined as a 10 week VIRTUAL festival to mark Kweli’s 10 year anniversary. Edwidge Danticat and Nikky Finney will be our keynote speakers, and the readings, conversations, master classes, and workshops will span from July 16th through September 17th.
Kweli International Literary Festival Reading and Conversation series
Kweli International Literary Festival Master Classes
Kweli International Literary Festival Scholarship Application
Frequently Asked Questions
Short Fiction
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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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Edwidge Danticat
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Susan Muaddi Darraj
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Danielle Evans
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Kali Fajardo-Anstine
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Kelli Jo Ford
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Akil Kumarasamy
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Ivelisse Rodriguez
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Nafissa Thompson-Spires
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Chika Unigwe
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Kirstin Valdez Quade
Novel
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Brit Bennett
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K-Ming Chang
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Christina Chiu
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Angie Cruz
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Edwidge Danticat
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Danielle Evans
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Lauren Francis-Sharma
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Kaitlyn Greenidge
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Jakob Guanzon
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Zakiya Dalila Harris
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Rajia Hassib
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Brandon Hobson
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Jean Kyoung Frazier
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Laila Lalami
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Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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Raven Leilani
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Valeria Luiselli
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Megha Majumdar
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Wayétu Moore
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Sahar Mustafah
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E.C. Osondu
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Chika Unigwe
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David Heska Wanbli Weiden
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Crystal Wilkinson
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Erika T. Wurth
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Brian Young
Nonfiction
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Mikael Awake
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Nicole Chung
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Jaquira Díaz
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Eve L. Ewing
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Laila Lalami
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T Kira Mahealani Madden
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Wayétu Moore
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Enuma Okoro
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Nadia Owusu
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Imani Perry
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Krystal Sital
Poetry
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Joshua Bennett
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Eve L. Ewing
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Nikky Finney
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Aracelis Girmay
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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
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Willie Perdomo
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Vincent Toro
Agents, Editors & Marketing Professionals
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Caroline Bleeke
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Michelle Brower
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Milena Brown
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Johanna V. Castillo
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Camille A. Collins
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Stephanie Delman
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Imani Gary
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Amara Hoshijo
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Renée Jarvis
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Chelcee Johns
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Meredith Kaffel Simonoff
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Iwalani Kim
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Jade Wong-Baxter
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