Event | Lectures and Symposia Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, August 12, 2023
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - West Salon GHI (Street Level, South Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Stage: Understanding Stage
- Event Type(s): Author Presentations
- Genre(s): Black and African American, Fiction, Literary Fiction
Part of National Book Festival; 2023 National Book Festival
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.
Join us in an exclusive event with 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner Jesmyn Ward and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. In this thought-provoking conversation, Ward discusses the power and importance of fiction writing. Ward is also the recipient of the National Book Award for fiction for her novels “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing.”