Write Like Us is proud to present best-selling novelist Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers, for a free public reading and interview. Bennett will read from her creative work, followed by an interview by author Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay.

Tickets are free and open to the public. An ASL interpreter will be provided at the event and visible in the webinar. The webinar also will have live transcription. If you need other accommodation requests, please send an email by April 14, 2022 to writelikeus@minnstate.edu.

Write Like Us is an equity-based creative writing program at five Twin Cities metro-area community colleges. Write Like Us centers and celebrates the work of BIPOC writers and writing students, fostering literary mentorship and leadership as it builds a platform for shared stories, voices, and lived experiences. For more information about Write Like Us and our other author events, see Write Like Us.

For programming questions or press, please contact writelikeus@minnstate.edu.