Please join us for the annual Burgess Lecture featuring award-winning author, Christopher Paul Curtis, on Tuesday, September 24th, at 7 p.m. in the Opperman Auditorium, Park Library, Central Michigan University. In his talk, Making of an Author 101, Christopher Paul Curtis will trace his path to becoming a writer of historical fiction for young people and the importance certain people played along the way. His novels center on African-American families and tackle tough issues with humor and honesty. This year, he received the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Library Association, which recognizes outstanding African-American authors, illustrators, and practitioners for lasting and significant contributions to youth or young adult literature. A reception will follow in the Clarke Historical Library. The David and Eunice Sutherland Burgess Lecture was endowed by the Burgesses to support authors, storytellers, and scholars to visit campus and talk about the enduring importance of storytelling. This event is free and open to the public. For more information: website https://clarke.cmich.edu , email clarke@cmich.edu<mailto:clarke@cmich.edu>, phone (989) 774-3864 Carrie Marsh (she/they) Director, Clarke Historical Library Central Michigan University 250 Preston Street Mount Pleasant, MI 48859