Save the date for the third annual ChiTeen Lit Fest on April 13 and 14. Register online now!
This festival, created by teens for teens, celebrates all things literature. ChiTeen Lit Fest seeks to bring together young people from across Chicago and celebrate their talents as they express themselves through exceptional and honest art.
Headliners this year are:
- Alverne Ball, graphic novelist
- Jessie Ann Foley, novelist
- Alex V. Hernandez, journalist and editor
- Alison Ogunmokun, poet and writer
- Sejahari Saulter-Villegas, writer and performer
Plus, the teen team selected over 30 professional writers and artists to share their experience.
Schedule
Friday Night Kick-Off Party (Harold Washington Library Center, 6-10 pm): ChiTeen Lit Fest and DJ Lisa Decibel get things started with great food, music, dancing, performances and snazzy button making.
Saturday Teens-Only Festival (Columbia College, 623 S. Wabash Avenue, 10 am-6:30 pm): Tell stories through music, art, and writing, take walking tours of public art, talk to published and established writers and artists, make stuff and get insider knowledge to improve your creative skills.
Featured programs include: Writing for Activists, Urban Nichepanel on street art, Can't Get You Outta My Headline, Fashion, Lifestyle and Storytelling Through Blogging, Poets & Zine Making, Mr Ms Mx: From He to Ze Explore Your Identity and more!
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ChiTeen Lit Fest is brought to you by Chicago Public Library, UIC-College of Education, opens a new window, GEAR UP, opens a new window, Center for College Access and Success at Northeastern Illinois University, opens a new window, Columbia College Chicago, opens a new window, Poetry Foundation, opens a new window, After School Matters, opens a new window, 826CHI, Young Chicago Authors, Kuumba Lynx, DePaul University, Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and ChiArts. This event is supported by the Chicago Public Library Foundation and the Hive Chicago, opens a new window Fund for Connected Learning at the Chicago Community Trust.
