Megan Behrent – The City Tech Literary Arts Festival

Thank you & Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who helped with the 2023 Literary Arts Festival this year! I am deeply grateful for the work of so many City Tech faculty, staff and students!

Below is a partial list of people who were essential to the 2023 Literary Arts Festival excerpted from the festival program:

And, congratulations to all of this year’s LAF Writing Competition winners! Please see below for a complete list of this year’s winning entries. I applaud all of you who submitted to the competition, and congratulate the winners. You are all a tribute to the amazing creativity, character, and commitment of City Tech students.

2023 Literary Arts Festival Writing Competition Award Winners

Thank you to everyone who made LAF possible & Congratulations to our amazing City Tech writers and artists!

City Tech Students: Register now for the 2023 Literary Arts Festival to win a free copy of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

The first thirty City Tech students who register will receive a free copy of Freshwater by LAF featured writer Akwaeke Emezi at the event! Register here now!

Read more about this acclaimed debut novel by Akwaeke Emezi in this review of Freshwater in the New York Times

Register now for the 2023 Literary Arts Festival featuring Akwaeke Emezi!

Please join us at the 2023 City Tech Literary Arts Festival on Thursday, April 27, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Academic Complex Theater, 285 Jay Street.

This year’s event features acclaimed multidisciplinary artist, writer, and a National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree Akwaeke Emezi, author of Freshwater and the bestsellers You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty and The Death of Vivek Oji.

Please register here now!

The first thirty City Tech students who register will receive a free copy of Freshwater by LAF featured writer Akwaeke Emezi at the event!

There is also limited virtual option to join by Zoom available to City Tech students, faculty & staff. Please choose the virtual option when registering for the event and the link will be sent two days before the event.

The poster for the Literary Arts Festival features a float with balloons spelling "LAF" surrounded by Pride posters with a rainbow and the NYC City skyline in the background. — The poster for the 2023 Literary Arts Festival was designed by Savonne Andrews, a member of the amazing Faculty Commons Design Team.

You can download a pdf of the poster here.

THE 2023 LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL FEATURING AKWAEKE EMEZI

Register now for the 42n Annual City Tech Literary Arts Festival Featuring Akwaeke Emezi!

April 27, 2023

4 to 6 pm

The New Academic Complex Theater at City Tech

285 Jay Street

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Click Here to Register

To learn more about this year’s featured author, see LAF 2023 FEATURED WRITER: AKWAEKE EMEZI

Call for Entries: The 2023 Literary Arts Festival Writing Competition!

Call for Entries LAF 2023 (9 × 16 in) 2.22

LAF 2022 Program

LAF program page 2 — LAF 2022 Program by Evelyn Ng (Download program)

Register now for the 41st Annual Literary Arts Festival featuring Layli Long Soldier!

Join City Tech student writers and the poet Layli Long Soldier to share ideas and creative work.

Thursday, March 24, 4:30 pm on ZOOM.

Free & Open to the Public

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Poster featuring a pathway into a small building built with books, plus information about the event. — Download this year’s poster, designed by City Tech student Evelyn Ng.

City Tech’s 41st Annual Literary Arts Festival
Featuring award-winning poet Layli Long Soldier, author of Whereas
and readings & performances by City Tech students

For more info: Megan Behrent mbehrent@citytech.cuny.edu
Sponsored by: Coordinated Undergraduate Education (CUE), City Tech
Student Government Association, New York City College of Technology

Author: Megan Behrent