Writers/Artists     
Achy Obejas Writer
Art Ensemble of Chicago Jazz Legends
Bernice McFadden Writer
Carol Taylor Writer
Ellen Hagan Writer & Performer
E. Lynn Harris Writer
Famoudou Don Moye Percussionist
Harriette Cole Writer & Style Expert
Jeff Chang Author & Hip Hop Resource
Jessica Care Moore Writer & Performance Artist
Kenji Jasper Writer
Knuckle City Films Documentry Filmmakers
Kristiana Colon Actress-Poet-Lyricist
Kwan Writer
Lisa LaTouche Dancer and Choreographer
Lisette Norman Writer
Luv4art Hip Hop & Soul Artists Collaborative
MADD Rhythms Tap Dance Company
Nemiss Hip Hop Soul Lyricist
Nick Chiles &
Denene Milner		 Writers
Pittershawn Palmer Writer
Rodney Lee Jones Musician
Runako Jahi Theater Legend
Sekou Writer
Sofia Quintero Writer
Table Funk Muzik Hip Hop Collaborative
Tara Betts Writer
Tayari Jones Writer
Terrie Williams &
The Stay Strong Foundation		 Writer & Community Activist
Terry McMillan Writer
Toby Thompkins Writer
Tonya Gregg Painter
Yvonne Welbon Filmmaker

Writer’s Resources: 
The BackList
Brown Gurl Magazine
ETA Creative Arts Foundation
Gwendolyn Brooks Conference for Creative Writing & Black Literature
Hurston/Wright Foundation
Illinois Arts Council
Literati Social Club
Michigan Quarterly Review
Literary Magazine
Neighborhood Writing Alliance
Otium, a journal of the University of Chicago
Poets and Writers Magazine
Shrine of the Black Madonna Bookstores
Tara Y. Coyt, Writer & Author Coach
Young Chicago Authors

Community Organizations/Educational Institutions:
Afromerica Project
Center for the Study of Race Politics and Culture
Chica Luna Productions
The Fortune Society
Harlem Center for Education
Legal Outreach
Literature For All of Us Us
New School University Creative Writing Department
National Puerto Rican Forum
Oasis Children's Services
PEN American Center Prison Writing Program
University of Chicago English Department