Inaugural conference of the Black British Women’s Writing Network (BBWWN): “Tracing the Tradition and New Directions”

Keynote Speaker: Bernardine Evaristo

Evening Readings by: Dorothea Smartt, Jay Bernard, Katy Massey and Sheree Mack

Following the first international expert meeting on Black British Women’s Writing (Brussels, 2013), this inaugural conference of the Black British Women’s Writing Network (BBWWN) will offer scholars and postgraduate students the chance to come together to debate some of the continuing preoccupations and new directions in this diverse and burgeoning field of study. Abstracts of 250 words are invited for 20- minute papers as well as 60-minute panel proposals. Follow the link below for a list of possible topics.

University of Brighton, UK, July 9, 2014

Abstracts are due by February 1, 2014

For more info: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/c21/events/events-calendar2/black-british-womens-writing-tracing-the-tradition-and-new-directions.