Indiana Authors Awards Tour Featuring Ashley C. Ford: Fort Wayne

900 Library Plaza,Fort Wayne IN 46802

14 April, 2022

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Join the Indiana Authors Awards on April 14 at Allen County Public Library for a conversation between Ashley C. Ford and Terra Brantley. Join New York Times-bestselling author Ashley C. Ford and the Indiana Authors Awards for a statewide speaking tour from April 12 to 14. Having spent the last several years in New York City, Ford moved “back home again” to Indiana in 2020. This Homecoming Tour celebrates the writer, host, educator and social media star and puts her in conversation with local moderators in three Hoosier cities for conversations about her experiences as an Indiana author. All events are free. However, seating is limited, and registration is required. From her childhood in Fort Wayne to college days at Ball State to writing for worldwide outlets in New York City and back again to Indianapolis where she now lives and works, Ford brings with her both local interest and national acclaim. Telling the story of her relationship with her incarcerated father, Ford’s debut memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, explores themes of childhood, family, race, body image, education and home. In Fort Wayne, Ford will be joined by Terra Brantley of Northeast Indiana Public Radio for the conversation. Doors to the Allen County Public Library open at 6:30 p.m. The Indiana Authors Awards Tour is a statewide speaking tour, featuring a prominent Hoosier author in conversation with local writers and thought leaders. With the goals of both highlighting Indiana’s national literary status and inspiring more residents to take up the pen and write, the Indiana Authors Awards Tour brings prominent writers to a community near you. Ashley C. Ford will be the inaugural featured speaker of the Indiana Authors Awards Tour. This tour is generously funded by Glick Philanthropies and held in partnership with the Allen County Public Library, Floyd County Library and Indianapolis Public Schools. About Ashley C. Ford Ashley C. Ford’s New York Times best-selling memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, was published by Flatiron Books in June 2021. Ford is the former host of The Chronicles of Now podcast and co-host of The HBO companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio. She currently lives in Indianapolis with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Ford has written or guest-edited for ELLE Magazine, Slate, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Domino, Cup of Jo, and various other web and print publications. About Terra Brantley Terra Brantley spent 35 award-winning years in commercial broadcasting, 28 anchoring the top-rated morning and evening newscasts at WANE TV in Fort Wayne. She retired from WANE TV in June 2021, as the longest serving African American news anchor in the state of Indiana and then served as President/CEO of the Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL) before taking the helm at WBOI in late January 2022. Brantley’s professional broadcasting career is laced with accolades that include induction into the Indiana Associated Press Hall of Fame and numerous first place awards from the Indiana Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists. She is also an Emmy Award nominee and recipient of many community-service awards, including the Indiana Commission for Women’s Torchbearer Award in Indianapolis and the Indiana Black Expo Broadcast Media Award. She is also the President and CEO of the Terra Brantley Foundation which awards scholarships to low-income women and minorities.  Brantley earned a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Ohio University and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Institute of Technology. This community advocate and servant leader is a happily married mother of two. About the Indiana Authors Awards The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards honor the best books written by Indiana authors. Awarded every two years, they celebrate Indiana writers, shine a light on the Hoosier state’s literary community and deepen connections between Indiana writers and readers. They were established in 2009 as a vision of Eugene and Marilyn Glick and are a new component of Indiana Humanities’ rich and diverse literary programming. About Glick Philanthropies Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. Together, Glick Philanthropies strives to strengthen the quality of life in central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located to ensure that people in those local communities can reach their full potential and lead lives of dignity. Glick Philanthropies includes the Glick Family Foundation, Glick Family Housing Foundation, Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), and Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis (JFGI). Since 1982, Glick Philanthropies has awarded over $150 million to charitable causes and has led a transformative effort to improve education and economic opportunity on Indianapolis’ far eastside where the Gene B. Glick Company was originally headquartered. Learn more at www.glickphilanthropies.org. About Indiana Humanities Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage people to think, read and talk. Learn more at www.indianahumanities.org. Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk. Learn more at www.IndianaHumanities.org. For event updates, follow us on Twitter (@INHumanities) or "Like" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INHumanities.