Literature
Playwright
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright for "Glengarry Glenn Ross" and an award-winning film and television director, Mamet has also made a name for himself as author of The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred,... |
Legendary Director, Screenwriter & Actor
A legendary filmmaker, Woody Allen redefined the comedy genre in the '70s. He is known for such films as Vicky Cristina Barcelona and the Oscar-winning Annie Hall. |
Playwright & Novelist
Speaker Pearl Cleage probes issues of race, sex, and love in her literary works. She authored popular books such as 2011's Just Want to Testify. |
Radio Host & Spoken Word Artist
Soul-stirring, multi-genre creativity has garnered Al Letson national recognition, critical acclaim and devoted fans. Early in his career, Letson established himself as a heavyweight in the poetry slam movement,... |
Scholar, Author & Playwright
Award-winning teacher of the great masters of English and American literature. Featured on PBS nationwide for his mini-lecture series on Charles Dickens. His brilliance as a speaker and sense of humor bring great... |
Poet, Professor & Activist
Speaker Sonia Sanchez authored the American Book Award winner Homegirls and Handgrenades. She speaks on a variety of topics from racial justice to hip-hop. |
Dramatist
American dramatist John Guare wrote his first play, "Universe," at the tender age of eleven. Guare's plays are highly theatrical. He finds the bizarre and comic in the human condition, magnifies it to massive... |
Writer & Playwright
As one of the most controversial literary icons, Norman Mailer has always intrigued us. To get to the truth of this great man of letters, he and his son, John Buffalo Mailer, have written The Big Empty: Dialogues... |
Writer, Poet & Performance Artist
David Mura's creative work in the field of diversity and multiculturalism reflects depth and meaning. A third generation Japanese American, Mura authored Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei, which won a... |
Actor, Rapper, Playwright & Educator
Will Power is an award-winning actor, rapper, playwright, and educator. As one of entertainment’s new shining stars, he has been called “electrifying” by Newsday, “dynamic performer” by Variety and “the... |
Novelist, Poet & Playwright
Reed has received writing fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, along with National Endowment and New York State Council of the Arts fellowships for publishing and video... |
Poet & Actor
The subject of the acclaimed documentary Lemon, speaker Lemon Andersen is taking the world of spoken word by storm with plays such as "ToasT" and "County of Kings." |
