The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, in collaboration with Written Magazine, will host An Afternoon with Kwame Alexander in Conversation with Michelle Gipson of Written Magazine.

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 21 books, including BOOKED, SURF'S UP, and THE CROSSOVER, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal, the NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, The Paterson Poetry Prize, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor.

Michelle Gipson is the Publisher and Founder of Written magazine. She holds a B.A. and a M.A. from Hampton University, attended Stanford University’s Executive Publishing Course, and Harvard University’s Maynard Institute. A freelance writer, a radio personality, and as a marketing and advertising executive, Gipson has been in publishing and media for more than 15 years.

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