A summit on Lao-American writers will be held this month, pulling together notable writers, directors, poets and spoken-word artists to work with new and emerging writers.
Speakers will include Minnesota writer Bryan Thao Worra, a Bush Foundation fellow; Catzie Vilayphonh, a poet and spoken-word artist, and Saymoukda Vongsay, a poet.
The summit will be Aug. 13-15 and is open to the public.
Workshops will be held that Friday and Saturday, with a public reading on Saturday night.
Registration can be done online at www.laowriters.org/.
The summit will be at Open Book, 1011 Washington Av. N., Minneapolis. It's funded by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the Lao Assistance Center, the Loft Literary Center and other organizations.
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