The Topeka (KS) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated invites you to attend in-person or via Zoom, this Black Diversity tête-à-tête between author RITA WOODS and beloved Topeka homeboy, ACTA Osborn Prize winning playwright, DARREN CANADY Dr. Woods is the Hurston/Wright Award-Winning writer and Afrofuturist author of The Last Dreamwalker and Remembrance . Woods and Canady will be discussing themes of power, agency and the ways that trauma and secrets can take shape across generations. This event will also feature a Canady-directed LIVE Reading of The Last Dreamwalker as well as a performance by the Top City Step Team led by founder & Step Artist, Tonyce Jackson

The Topeka (KS) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is providing four opportunities to interact with award-winning Afrofuturist writer Rita Woods:

1.  Storytelling Salon on April 14th from 8:00-10:00 PM: A master class for new and experienced writers with Hurston/Wright Award-Winning Author Rita Wood. Moderated by ATCA Osborn Award-Winning Playwright Darren Canady.

2. Unity Breakfast on April 15th from 9:00-10:00 AM: Guest speaker, Senator Oletha Faust-Goodeau, Assistant Minority Speaker.

3. A Conversation with Rita Woods on April 15th from 10:00 AM-Noon: Dr. Rita Woods will discuss her book , The Last Dreamwalker. This event will be moderated by playwriter and Topeka native, Darren Canady. Participants will be able to attend either in-person or via Zoom.

4. Book Signing Reception with Rita Woods on April 15th from Noon-1:00 PM, immediately following the "Conversation with Rita Woods" and will be held at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. The Last Dreamwalker & Remembrance are available for purchase now at RAVEN BOOKS , a Kansas independent book seller. They will also have Woods' books available for purchase during the April 15th event at the Topeka and Shawnee County Library.

Except for the book signing reception, each event above has a separate registration. To register, please click the appropriate button below: