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The Distinguished Visiting Writers Series

Author talks and readings from some of the strongest voices in contemporary literature

Every year, the Distinguished Visiting Writer Series brings nationally and internationally recognized authors to the Phoenix metropolitan area for talks and readings, connecting local communities with the national scene.

Events take place throughout the Valley and are open to the public and free unless otherwise noted.

To learn more about the series, you can select a visiting writer event from the list below. For more events, you can view all upcoming events. 

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Upcoming Visiting Writers

Global Medievalism into Africanfuturism
Nnedi Okorafor, Malik Toms
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 6:00pm
Location: Armstrong Hall 101, 1100 South McAllister Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281
Genre & Forms: African American, Fantasy, Science Fiction, World Literature
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"Africanfuturism is concerned with visions of the future, is interested in technology, leaves the earth, skews optimistic, is centered on and predominantly written by people of African descent (black people) and it is rooted first and foremost in Africa. It's less concerned with "what could have been" and more concerned with "what is and can/will be". It acknowledges, grapples with and carries "what has been"."