Center Stage
Saturday, Sept. 7th at 12pm

James Stewart III is a Black writer from Chicago whose debut novel, Defiant Acts, is forthcoming from Acre Books in May 2025. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Lampblack, Midwest Review, Zone 3, The Forge, 580 Split, Pangyrus, Cleaver, and Another Chicago Magazine. He earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA from North Central College. He co-founded the reading series Exhibit B and serves as board president of the Guild Literary Complex. www.jamesstewart3.com.