Literary Arts Festival Program

Welcome

Speaker (podium)
Dr. Russell Hotzler, President

Video LAF 2015 Film

Speakers LAF Volunteer Team, (podium)
Caroline Hellman,
Associate Professor of English & Robert Ostrom, Assistant Professor of English

MC (2 wireless mics)
Kassandra Rodriguez Urbas
Emmanuel Louis, LAF Hosts

Readings & Performances (podium)
George Guida, POEM

Readings by WINNERS OF AWARDS (podium)
Shyanne Spencer, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” SONG with audio file (wireless mic)
Bryan Williams, “The Swarm of Terror” POEM (podium)
Superlative Sain, POEM (wireless mic)
TrynistarGal (Majori), Etta James At Last SONG (a capella; Wireless mic)

Tribute to a LAF Icon (podium)
Caroline Hellman
Film by Robert Leston

Reading (podium)
City Tech Peace Officer David Edwards, AKA Poetic Justice,
“Lost Son of No One”; “Little Lost Soul”; “What’s Going On”

Introduction of Special Guest (podium)
Anthony Chigbo

Special Guest (podium)
Dinaw Mengestu

Award Presentation—2015 Writing Competition (podium)
Dr. Rebecca Devers, Assistant Professor of English
Approximately 30 awards given out here

*Reception & Booksigning to Follow in Voorhees Dining Hall