My coworker just sent this to me:

25TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK WRITING FESTIVAL
Wednesday, May 20 – Saturday, May 23, 2009
“Writing for Our Lives”
Phone: 215-232-4485
Website: www.artsanctuary.org

Wednesday, May 20th - 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Robin’s at Moonstone Arts Center @110a South 13th Street
Live Radio Broadcast Kick-Off
Host: 900AM-WURD, featuring on-air personality, Al Butler
Panelists include:
Irv Randolph, Managing Editor, The Philadelphia Tribune
Michael Days, Editor, The Philadelphia Daily News
Bruce Crawley, President, Millennium 3 Management, Inc.
Authors from a range of genres—from novelists and poets, to playwrights and songwriters.

Friday, May 22nd at 6:30 p.m. - Church of the Advocate, 1801 W. Diamond Street
Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
Honorees:
Jerry Pinkney, Award-winning Children’s Book Illustrator/Author
Terry McMillan, Best-Selling Novelist
Walter Dean Myers, Pioneer of Young Adult Fiction
Dr. Houston A. Baker, Jr., Distinguished University Professor and Scholar
Tickets: $20.00


Saturday, May 23rd –11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Temple University Campus, Broad Street & Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Indoor/Outdoor Festival
All-day festival will feature a live radio broadcast, outdoor book fair, literary workshops, children and youth pavilions, readings, storytelling, open mic, and cultural entertainment.
Featured authors include: Asha Bandale, Thembisa Mshaka, Jennifer Baszile, Eloise Greenfield, Muriel Feelings, and many more.

um yeah. i just saw a poster for this at a herbal store in ucity. was like, dang, wish i'd known earlier. might still check something out early sat. afternoon...