Langston Hughes Festival

Langston Hughes Festival

The Langston Hughes Festival has been in existence since 1978.  Its mission is to celebrate and expand upon the literary legacy of the poet laureate of Harlem, James Langston Hughes .  We award the Langston Hughes Medal to the most distinguished writers associated with the African diaspora. The medal is presented as the culmination of a day of salons, scholarly conferences and symposia in celebration of the legacy of Langston Hughes, as well as a creative performance in tribute to the honoree and an interview of and reading by the honoree. We also sponsor a Choral Speaking Festival for students grade K through 12 and a Young Scholar's High School Essay Contest.This event is one of the most prominent of its kind in the United States and attended by faculty and students of City College, members of the literary and Harlem communities.

Highlights from previous years.
Langston Hughes Festival’s celebration of Edwidge Danticat, November 2011 award the Langston Hughes Medal by Director Dr. Gordon Thompson









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