Kofi Awoonor and I co-taught a Creative Writing workshop at the University of Ghana. Each week after the three-hour workshop, without fail, we would walk to Loggia, the drinking bar on campus. There, we would each have one large Star beer and two goat kebab sticks.
Third Annual KWELI Conference is a Writer’s Gem by Serena W. Lin
Once again, KWELI journal, helmed by Laura Pegram, has pulled off another smashing iteration of its can’t-miss annual writers’ conference! KWELI doesn’t disappoint. Even after the original venue experienced an electrical failure and shut down hours before the conference, Laura & Co. were able to move the event from Brooklyn to a lovely new venue in Harlem, Poet’s Den Theater at East 108th Street. Truly, the smooth transition in a situation that would ordinarily lead to cancellation is a testament to Laura’s leadership, work, and devotion, in creating a community of readers, editors, and writers that support KWELI.