Thursday, September 21, 2017
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (ET)
PALMTN Gannett Auditorium
Event Type
Artist Talk
Contact
580-5271
Department
MDOCS
Link
http://ems.skidmore.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=17431
Young
adult author Kekla Magoon is the author of eight young adult novels, including How It Went Down, the story of a
sixteen-year old African-American boy gunned down by a white policeman and how
people struggle to make sense of the shooting. She has received (among other
honors) an NAACP Image Award, the John Steptoe New Talent Award, two and been
long listed for the National Book Award. She also writes non-fiction on
historical topics. She holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A.
in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she now serves on faculty.
Visit her online at keklamagoon.com
Book
signing and reception following the talk in partnership with Northshire
Bookstore.
Presentation moderated by Hope Casto, Department
of Education, Skidmore College.