GLAAWC 2025 Schedule of Events
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time
Method Of Appearance
Presentation and Performers/Speaker
10 am
Doors Open and Registration
10:15 – 10:20 am
In-person
African Drumming
Assane Mbaye
10:20 – 10:23 am
In-person
Black National Anthem
Esther Fitz
10:23 – 10:24 am
In-person
Welcome from Cleveland Public Library
Erica Marks
10:25 – 10:27 am
In-person
Opening Remarks & Introduction of Colette Harrell, then Nicole D. Miller
Dr. Leah Lewis
10:27 – 10:30 am
In-person
Greetings & Introduction of Nikki B
Nicole D. Miller
10:30 am – 10:31 am
In-person
Welcome and Introduction of Diane McKinney-Whetsone Keynote:
Nikki B
10:31 – 11:25 am
In-person
Langston Hughes Literary Keynote Sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Public Library
Diane McKinney Whetstone (Q & A with Dr. Leah Lewis)
11:25 – 11:28 am
In-person
Announcing the 2026 GLAAWC Anthology
Miesha Headen
11:25 – 12:00 pm
In-person
Book Signing
Diane McKinney Whetstone
12:00 – 1:00 pm
In-person
Alice Dunbar Nelson Professional Keynote
Kim Martin-Sadler
1:00 – 1:45 pm
Lunch
Presentation of The Alice Dunbar Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University’s English Dept & the Baker-Nord Center, Julie Ezelle
Presentation of the Founder’s Award for Dr. Yvonne Pointer
1:55 – 2:40 pm
Virtual
Honoring our Legacy
Regina Jones; Historical Magazine Publisher and Billy Miossi.
Moderator: Felicia Haney
2:45 – 3:00 pm
Frequent Book Vendors
3:00 – 3:05 pm
In-person
Introduction of Silk Allen
Demetrius C. Harvey
Introduction of Moderator Laura C. Cowan
Demetrius C. Harvey
3:05 – 3:45 pm
In-person
Option 1: “Street Lit” Workshop
Silk Allen
Option 2: Panel Discussion: “Black Resilience: Overcomers, Thrivers & Survivors”
Luciana Adams & Staci Kirk
Moderator: Laura C. Cowan
4:05 – 4:15 pm
Frequent Book Vendors
4:15 – 4:55 pm
“Women in Publishing” -Career Mastered/Award Winning Author
Dr. Lisa Wicker and Valerie J. Lewis Coleman.
Moderator: Nicole D. Miller
5:15 pm
Closing Remarks
Dr. Leah Lewis
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