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SUMMARY:Kristen McCallum\, YA author and UAlbany alumna
LOCATION:Campus Center CC Multipurpose Room\, 1400 Washington Ave\, Albany
 \, NY 12222
DESCRIPTION:Join the NYS Writers Institute for a conversation with Kristen
  McCallum\, a UAlbany alumna\, author\, creative strategist\, and program
  architect and author of the debut novel\, Free Girls.\n\nMcCallum credit
 s growing up with the adventures of her Jamaican family as the beginning 
 of her fascination with stories and the many ways they can be shared.\n\n
 In 2017\, she founded SafeWordSociety\, a creative initiative celebrating
  the depth and beauty of historically marginalized communities.\n\nCurren
 tly the Director of Operations for the New York State Defenders Associati
 on\, McCallum writes\, teaches and develops initiatives that center commu
 nity\, storytelling and transformation.\n\nFree and open to the public.\n
 \nBooks will be available for purchase\, and a signing will follow the co
 nversation.\n\nCosponsored by the University at Albany Alumni Association
 \, English Department’s Creative Writing Program and Young Writers Projec
 t\, UAlbany’s Writing & Critical Inquiry Program (WCI)\, Honors College\,
  Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century Project of the School of 
 Criminal Justice and the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council.\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app
 /events/07c99858-bd19-4a7a-a014-8a427a79408f
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/07c99858-bd19-4a7a-a014-8a427a79408f
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