21st Century Writer's Award presented to Lucille Clifton

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An etched glass award given to Lucille Clifton by the Organization of Women Writers of Africa at the Yari Yari Pamberi International Conference of Literature by Women of African Ancestry. The award consists of a clear glass square sitting vertical on a rectangular glass base. The square is etched with [ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN WRITERS OF AFRICA / INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / 21ST CENTURY WRITER'S AWARD / Presented to / LUCILLE CLIFTON / On the occasion of / Yari Yari Pamberi: International Conference of Literature / by Women of African Ancestry]. At left of the text is a small etched symbol of two circles, stacked on top of each other, both with a "Y" in the center.

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