The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) has named CityLit’s Executive Director Carla Du Pree a recipient of its inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Individual Award. This award…
Maryland State Department of Education Spotlights CityLit’s Carla Du Pree
In honor of the year of the woman, Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Fine Arts celebrated the work of CityLit Project’s Executive Director, Carla Du Pree, for their April…
COVID-19: Greater Baltimore Resources for Writers and Artists
Much of the Greater Baltimore writer and artistic community is struggling right now, facing a troubling economic impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our mission is to nurture the culture…
Celebrating Baltimore Novelist Susan Muaddi Darraj
We celebrate and applaud one of Baltimore’s own, novelist Susan Muaddi Darraj, who is redefining children’s literature with this introduction of an Arab American girl with a rockin’ spirit. MEET…
Spotlight on Poet Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney was to be our 2020 CityLit Festival keynote, and we were SO READY FOR HER! In light of COVID-19, we decided to feature this award-winning poet at a…
A Message from CityLit’s Executive Director
Yesterday our Board and Leadership Council concluded it was time to officially announce the postponement of our annual CityLit Festival, scheduled for March 21, 2020, until further notice, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Baltimore Jewish Times Features 2019 CityLit Festival Keynote Dani Shapiro
We love this article featuring Dani Shapiro, the 2019 CityLit Festival Keynote! “As the popularity of over-the-counter and mail-order DNA test kits grows, so do the number of people discovering…
Carla Du Pree of CityLit Project Talks Local Literary Scene
CityLit Project Executive Director Carla Du Pree spoke to Baltimore Magazine about her goals to make literary art more inclusive and accessible to all. “I love it when people discover…
The Baltimore Sun Highlights the 2017 CityLit Festival
The Nigerian-born novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie headlined the 14th annual CityLit Festival, joining a public conversation about racial prejudice. “When Adichie appears in Baltimore on Saturday to headline the 14th…
John Darnielle: CityLit Festival 2015
John Darnielle, whose novel Wolf in White Van was long-listed for the National Book Award in Fall 2014 for Wolf in White Van, speaks with CityLit Project’s executive director Gregg…