Tope Folarin

Readings · Talks · Gatherings

Events

Public conversations, literary gatherings, and opportunities to meet in person.

Upcoming

3 entries

2026

Visiting Fellowship

Georgetown University in Qatar

I’m returning to Doha as a Visiting Fellow.

2027Conference dates

Black to the Future: How a Diaspora Can Bring Heritage into Their Writing

AWP Conference & Bookfair · McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago

With Kadija George and Kianna Greene; moderated by Grace Amui. A conversation about bringing African diasporic heritage into writing. Listed in AWP’s tentative program; session date and time to be announced.

2027

Human Creativity in the Age of Simulation

Copley Formal Lounge · Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 6–8 p.m. Eastern each evening

I’m directing the 2027 Lannan Symposium at Georgetown University, a three-evening exploration of artificial intelligence, authorship, and human creativity.

Past appearances

36 entries

2026

Chigozie Obioma + Tope Folarin

Georgetown University · Copley Formal Lounge · 7:00 p.m. ET

A reading and conversation with the author of The Road to the Country.

2026

Hernan Diaz + Tope Folarin

Politics and Prose (Union Market) · Washington, DC · 7:00 p.m. ET

A conversation about Ply, presented by Politics and Prose. Ticketed event at 1324 4th Street NE. Please note the new venue: Union Market.

2026

804 Lit Salon

804 Lit Salon · Washington, DC · 7 p.m. ET

Tope reads as part of the 804 Lit Salon’s monthly reading series.

2019

(Un)Real: Shaping Memory & Identity

Merten Hall, Room 1203 · George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia · 10:30–11:45 a.m. EDT

An appearance with André Alexis exploring memory, identity, and fiction, part of the 2019 Fall for the Book festival.