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Since 2006, every year we invite an award-winning writer whose work introduces students to diverse cultural backgrounds and perspectives. This series exposes students from Charlotte area schools—both public and independent—to writers and literary voices, serving our mission and bringing Affirmation of Community to life.
We have proudly welcomed the following literary giants:
Joseph Bruchac
Justina Chen
Jerry Craft
Matt de la Peña
I.W. Gregorio
Nina LaCour
Sonia Levitin
Kekla Magoon
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Walter Dean Myers
Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Nic Stone
Neela Vaswani
Alicia Williams
Jacqueline Woodson