Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
A Writer’s Journey: From Librarian to a Bestseller’s List–OLLI at U-M (50+)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at U-M
Beverly Jenkins, author. Ms. Jenkins is the nation’s premier writer of African-American historical romance fiction and specializes in 19th century African-American life. She has 30 published novels to date. She has received numerous awards, including: five Waldenbooks/ Borders Group Bestsellers Award, two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine, a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer’s Guild, and was named one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American Writers of the 20th Century by the nation’s largest on-line African- American book club.
Ms. Jenkins will share her experience from working as a librarian at Parke-Davis/Warner Lambert Company to becoming a best seller of historical romance novels. She has lectured at such prestigious universities as Oberlin University, the University of Illinois, and Princeton University. She speaks widely on both romance and 19th century African- American history.
Ms. Jenkins will share her experience from working as a librarian at Parke-Davis/Warner Lambert Company to becoming a best seller of historical romance novels. She has lectured at such prestigious universities as Oberlin University, the University of Illinois, and Princeton University. She speaks widely on both romance and 19th century African- American history.
Cost
- $30 for 6-lecture series, $20 annual membership fee, (or $10 per lecture, payable at the door).
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