Published by the Minnesota Humanities Commission in 1991, the anthology brings together vivid stories and poems of Native American, Hispanic American, African American, and Asian American writers, including Diane Glancy, Louise Erdrich, Juanita Garciagodoy, Juan Delgado, James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni, and David Mura. It was created by Minnesota teachers, for teachers and students in Minnesota high schools. They were assisted in their work by scholars, writers, the staff of the Minnesota Humanities Commission, and the officers of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English.
The author is thrilled to announce his debut novel THE PROSPECT OF MY ARRIVAL has been published in trade paperback as of Sept. 16, 2011! The book is available on Amazon.
His book signing in Chicago last October 2011 was a great success. A terrific crowd and 45 books were sold. Dwight would love to be the first self-published, literary fiction writer to sell a million copies of his e-books/softcovers. (Prospect is general fiction with a sci-fi spin. It was named one of the top three books of 5,000 in the Amazon novel contest in 2008, garnering raves from Publishers Weekly in 2008 and 2009.)
Visit the website...dwightland.homestead.com
Born and raised in Chicago, Dwight Okita started his writing life as a poet with Tia Chucha Press publishing his book of poetry Crossing with the Light. He wrote personal essays for WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of NPR, and read his poetry on Ira Glass' popular radio show "This American Life." He soon found himself reincarnated as a playwright, with produced plays including The Rainy Season, the darkly comic short play Richard Speck, and the collaboratively written The Radiance of A Thousand Suns.
To see a book trailer for his novel PROSPECT OF MY ARRIVAL,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzRMzye7Qbo
In his third and current incarnation, he finds himself writing novels. Okita continues to live in Chicago where he drinks too much coffee and is grateful for the diverse circle of friends, family, and colleagues that allow him to be part of their lives. You're welcome to visit his website at dwightland.homestead.com for Dwight's latest projects. His second novel-in-progress is called The Hope Store.
