Schedule of Events
Friday, July 17th, 7pm
The Wheatley Awards Honors Our Poets
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Program and Awards � $10.00
Awards Dinner Reception, Program & Awards � $20.00 (By reservation only)Invited Awardees:
Cornelius Eady
Yusef Komunyakaa
Nikki Giovanni
The Last PoetsPosthumous Award: John Hope Franklin, Author and Historian
Flora Mwapa African Literature Award: TBAMasters of Ceremony: Haki Madhubuti and Helena D. Lewis
Program: (Per) Verse Poets: Spoken Word On Center Stage (Performances by Invitation Only)
Music by: Atiba Wilson & Songhai Djeli
Saturday, July 18th
Harlem Book Fair Outdoor Exhibits & Author Panel Discussions
Time: 11am-6pm
Locations: West 135 Street btw Malcolm X & Frederick Douglass Boulevards; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Countee Cullen Library; & Thurgood Marshall AcademyALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Check the QBR websites for updated, detailed program information.
Sunday, July 19th
Schomburg Panel Discussions
Time: 11am-4pm
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Check the QBR websites for updated, detailed program information.