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AUTHOR. EDITOR. POET. PROFESSOR.
LEN LAWSON
Photo by Michael Dantzler
Events Calendar
Contact Len at lenvillelaws@gmail.com or on the Contact page for interviews, readings, and appearances. Topics include but are not limited to:
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African American Literature/Poetry
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Poetry Craft
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Afrofuturism (Poetry)
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March 2026
March 3 -- Afrofuturism Presentation w/ Artist Exhibit 5:30 PM, Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel St, Sumter, SC
March 19 -- Keynote Speaker, Get Psyched Conference 6 PM, Midlands Technical College, Airport Campus, 1260 Lexington Drive, West Columbia, SC
April 2026
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April 14 -- Pen Parentis StreamYard Reading (virtual): "Reimagination and Reclamation" 7 PM​
April 18 -- Black Nerd Mafia Author Showcase 4 PM, The Keenan House, 801 Wildwood Ave, Columbia, SC
May 2026
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May 15 -- Poetry Society of South Carolina Forum 7 PM, Charleston Library Society, 164 King St, Charleston, SC
May 23 -- Poetry Reading w/ Kwoya Fagin Maples 6PM, All Good Books, 734 Hardin St, Columbia, SC
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June 2026
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June 16 -- Official New Names for Stars Book Launch 6 PM, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate St, Columbia, SC
June 26 -- New Names for Stars Launch Party TBD, The Book Tavern, 978 Broad St, Augusta, GA
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​July 2026
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July 8 -- Wild and Precious Life Series (virtual) 7:30 PM
July 12 -- 2nd Sunday Poetry Series 2:30 PM, Flyleaf Books, 752 MLK Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC
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October 2026​
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October 28 -- Luncheon with an Author, South Carolina Library Association Conference 12-2 PM,
Columbia, Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St, Columbia, SC
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