The Nittany Valley Writers Network will welcome guest speaker Yaw Agawu-Kakraba for its meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 in the Community Room of Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.
Agawu-Kakraba is an author and Penn State professor of Spanish and African studies. He will speak about researching, writing and publishing his historical novel, “The Restless Crucible,” and about his two upcoming fiction books. “The Restless Crucible” is based on the true story of Pedro de Barbosa, a Brazilian ex-slave who became a slave merchant, and his conflict with Queen Ena Sunu, who resolved to end slave trafficking in her West African kingdom.
The meeting is free and open to the public. The Nittany Valley Writers’ Network is a sharing, supportive community linking local writers of all genres and levels of experience. For more information, contact Dave at dmarvin14@msn.com.
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