The Stories Belong to Everybody.
Join us for conversations, community, creativity, and celebration. While the Griot & Grey Owl conference is intentionally centered on Black people, our Open to All experiences welcome everyone to celebrate storytelling, culture, and community. These events are free and open to all — no conference pass required.
Friday, November 13
Registration & Welcome Lounge
Check in, grab your conference materials, meet fellow attendees, visit sponsors, and explore the opening vendor market.
Lobby
View on Schedule →Community Reception & Vendor Market
View on Schedule →Afrofuturism, History, and the Black South
Robert Green
Dr. Ebony Toussaint
Dr. Shaquinta Richardson
Tayler Simon
Owning a Black Art Business: Building, Gathering, and Sustaining Community
Dasan Ahanu
Mareisha N. Winters Reese
Ariel Seay
Opening Keynote: Rest, Resilience, Radical Joy, and the Natural World
Danez Smith
Tara Pringle Jefferson
Keynote Book Signing & Reception
Danez Smith
Saturday, November 14
Griot & Grey Owl Poetry Slam
View on Schedule →GGO is made possible with support from
We are grateful for the organizations, businesses, and community partners helping us create space for Black Southern writers, stories, and community.
SpiritHouse
SpiritHouse South, Inc. is an intergenerational cultural arts organization dedicated to cultural organizing, preserving community traditions, art, media, and collective healing. We believe we can interdependently achieve communal autonomy through community investment, arts and culture, collective healing, intergenerational work and cultural preservation.
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