Griot: A Chapbook by the Nia Centre for the Arts, Black Pen Writing Workshop

Nia Centre for the Arts is a Toronto-based charity that supports, promotes, and showcases art from across the Afro-Diaspora. We build the creative capacity of our community and support the development of a healthy identity in young people through artistic development, mentorship and employment opportunities. We are a platform for the arts that is rooted in the diversity of Black-Canadian experiences.

In 2021, we hand-selected six emerging writers to participate in the Black Pen writing int...