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About Us
Conference 2004 Archives Updates & Announcements |
Grassroots nonprofit celebrates 30 years in Greater Los Angeles community International Black Writers & Artists Los Angeles hosts anniversary event August 12-14, 2004 Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 2004: New York Times Bestseller Eric Jerome Dickey, screenwriter Craig Ross and L.A. Weekly writer Erin Aubry will gather August 12 – 14 to discuss the future of black organizations for readers, writers, artists, educators and activists during the International Black Writers & Artists Los Angeles 30th Anniversary Conference and Workshops. Held at the Exposition Park Intergenerational Community Center (EPICC) located at 3980 Menlo Avenue (near Vermont and Martin Luther King Blvd.), the gathering will feature book signings, discussions, workshops, vendors and a closing semi-formal awards dinner and dance banquet hosted by 94.7 FM The Wave’s Pat Prescott. The conference and workshops will include a panel of non-fiction writers, screenwriters, and will feature a free youth poetry workshop led by “Poetri” from HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and Broadway tour. General admission is free and open to the public which includes the book and health and wellness pavilion, but pre-registration is required. Paid admission to the event includes the Friday night poetry slam, also hosted and featuring “Poetri,” Saturday morning continental breakfast, workshops and discussions, and the awards dinner and dance. Admission can be purchased a la carte, or all at once. The organization has attracted Southland residents from San Diego to Pasadena, from Long Beach to Fresno and has been a fixture in the Greater Los Angeles community for three decades sponsoring free writers and artists workshops, awarding UCLA Extension scholarships to bone up on skills and has helped birth novelists like Eric Jerome Dickey, screenwriters including Donald Bakeer (“South Central”) and has received strong support and mentorship from master’s including sci-fi writer and “Genius Award” winner, Octavia Butler (“Parable of the Sower”). For more information or to register, go to www.ibwala.org, or email conference@ibwala.org. You can also call (323) 964.3721.
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