Hollihock is pleased to announce and introduce to you our first keynote speaker of the conference weekend: Jabari Asim. Jabari is an author; associate professor of Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College; and the executive editor of The Crisis, the NAACP’s flagship journal. He graciously took some time to talk with us about his work and the state of diversity in literature and publishing. Tell us a little bit about your writing journey. When did you start writi