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Current Events

Cromwell Day — November 2nd, 2023

Winner of the Elizabeth Alexander Award: Yalie Saweda Kamara will be joining Meridians for a Poet-in-Residence!
Join us on:
  • November 1st from 6:30-7:30 p.m in the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center for a Poetry Workshop in collaboration with Spitfire
  • Cromwell Day – November 2nd, 2023 from 3:30-5:30 p.m in the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center for a Reading and Workshop hosted by Yalie Saweda Kamara

Past Events

Meridians at Smith College Family Weekend

Meridians student Quigley Fellows Assiatou Diallo ’24 and Saturn Johnson ’25 greeting students and parents at the Julia McWilliams Child ’34 Campus Center on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Meridians Open House — September 2023

On September 14th, 2023, we had Meridians Open House Celebration! Our new location is at 22 Green Street on Smith College’s campus. Smith College President Sarah Willie-LeBreton as well as Meridians Editor Emerita and author Paula J. Giddings joined us in celebrating our new space.

President Sarah Willie-LeBreton and Meridians Editor Emerita and author Paula J. Giddings

Meridians at First-Year Orientation

Meridians Editorial Office Manager Ally Einbinder ’10, Editorial Assistant Eliana Mercedes, and Quigley Fellowship Intern Saturn Johnson ’25 got the chance to meet many new Smithies at the Resource Fair on Seelye Lawn on September 6, 2023.

The Meridians Project: 23 Years of Supporting Feminist Women of Color Knowledge Production — May 2023

A virtual conversation, led by Meridans Editor, Ginetta E.B. Candelario ’90, about the importance of showcasing cutting-edge work at the intersection of race, gender, and ethnicity, featuring the 2023 Paula J. Giddings Best Essay Award and Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing winners. Check out there works in the links provided below:

Paula J. Giddings Best Essay Awardees

Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Awardees

  • EACWA Poetry Winner, Yalie Kamara, “American Beech, ” Forthcoming in Vol 22, No. 1
  • EACWA Prose Winner, Cece Roth-Eagle, “Mes del Viento/Month of Wind,” Forthcoming in Vol 23, No. 1



Cece Roth Eagle ’23 “Month of Wind/Mes del viento” Reading –April 2023

Meridians Editor Ginetta E.B. Candelario ’90 and Cece Roth-Eagle ’23
Attendees at Cece’s reading in the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center

April 19, Meridians hosted an author reading for graduating senior Cece Roth-Eagle ‘23, Prose Winner of the Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award for Prose. 

Cece read segments from her award-winning creative nonfiction essay, “Month of Wind/Mes del viento: The Mapuche lof Kinxikew Through the Perspective of Their First Female Longko,” which will be published in Volume 23, No. 1. 

Volume 21 Celebration – December 2022

A virtual celebration featuring a panel of contributors from both Volume 21 issues:




 

20th Anniversary Celebration
April 29, April 30, May 1, 2021

Day One




Day Two




Day Three




View all videos from the 20th Anniversary Celebration on the Meridians Journal YouTube Page

Volume 19 Celebration – November 2020

A virtual celebration featuring a panel of contributors from both Volume 19 issues: