Writer’s Workshop
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards provide an opportunity to connect winning authors with Cleveland-area youth. Presented in cooperation with the Cleveland Public Library and the Cleveland Municipal School District, these gatherings have offered young people the chance to gain appreciation of the writing process by meeting and talking with authors from a wide variety of disciplines. By interacting with winning authors, children get a chance to learn “the story behind the story.”
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Lucille Clifton
captivates students from the Cleveland School for the Performing Arts
with her presentation of her poem These Hips.
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Case Western Reserve University
In 2005, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and The Cleveland Foundation formed a partnership with The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and SAGES (Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship) at Case Western Reserve University to host the annual Anisfield-Wolf Lecture. This yearly lecture exposes students to innovative writers whose work addresses issues of race and human diversity. The Anisfield-Wolf/SAGES lecture aims to spark interest in the humanities and arts on campus.
The inaugural 2005 lecture, conducted by Jury Chair Henry Louis Gates Jr., attracted more than 1,000 guests. Following his talk, attendees had the opportunity for a question and answer session with Dr. Gates. Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards juror and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove presented the 2006 Anisfield-Wolf Lecture.
For more information, visit www.bakernord.org
Multimedia Library
Watch and hear select highlights from past Awards.
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