{"title": "The Mark Twain Award Weekend", "start": "2026-11-06T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T23:00:00-05:00", "place": "Mark Twain House", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://marktwainhouse.vbotickets.com/event/Mark_Twain_American_Voice_in_Literature_Award_2026/206559", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai", "literature"], "description": "The Mark Twain Award Weekend is a two-day celebration at the Mark Twain House honoring ten years of the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. It opens with an evening ceremony for this year's award winner, which carries a $25,000 cash prize underwritten by David and Michelle Baldacci and honors fiction telling American stories in a uniquely American voice. The evening includes a 25-person VIP reception inside the Mark Twain House, a pre-program reception in Hal Holbrook Hall, and the award presentation before 175 readers, writers, and friends of the museum. It continues Saturday with a symposium on creative writing in the age of AI, exploring the philosophical, ethical, and legal aspects of generative AI and how it is reshaping reading, writing, and teaching of the literary arts.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-mark-twain-award-weekend-66819/", "official_url": "https://www.marktwainaward.org/2026-avl-weekend", "image": "https://noky.io/images/01f9b7c1bcb7b984c0b9383707af438851d704a72888afdec8c6567e15a01c7f-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T23:00:00-05:00", "place": "Mark Twain House", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Creative Writing in the Age of AI Symposium", "start": "2026-11-07T09:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Mark Twain House", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://marktwainhouse.vbotickets.com/event/Creative_Writing_in_the_Age_of_AI_Inperson/206707", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai", "literature"], "description": "A day-long symposium titled Creative Writing in the Age of AI explores how generative AI relates to human creativity and the literary arts. It is held by The Mark Twain House & Museum and brings together scholars, authors, editors, educators, and critics from around the country. It covers the philosophical, ethical, and legal aspects of generative AI, the experiences of established and aspiring authors and editors, and how AI is reshaping reading, engagement with, and teaching of literature. 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Awards Ceremony featuring Kevin Powell", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Medgar Evers College", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "The L.E.A.P. Awards Ceremony is a celebration of the achievements of the Learning & Educational Assistance Program (LEAP) Fall 2026 cohort, honoring its outstanding students. Medgar Evers College hosts the ceremony, welcoming special guest Kevin Powell, a GRAMMY-nominated poet, human and civil rights activist, and celebrated author. 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The Paley Museum presents it in partnership with Day of AI, an independent nonprofit founded at MIT that helps students, educators, and families understand and responsibly use AI. Through real-world examples, hands-on activities, and guided discussions, participants explore how AI learns from data, why it sometimes makes mistakes, and how to recognize misinformation, bias, and privacy concerns, along with practical strategies for helping children use AI to support rather than replace learning. Participants leave with conversation starters, strategies, and resources from the Day of AI Family AI Literacy Toolkit, developed with Common Sense Media; no prior experience or technical knowledge is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/get-smart-on-ai-raising-independent-thinkers-in-the-age-of-a-54669/", "official_url": "https://www.paleycenter.org/events/get-smart-on-ai", "image": "https://noky.io/images/36667760f287f982f8e9b12d56e6933caa5a59f7c50b058ef5666b3f243bb139-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Some upcoming events", "start": "2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "The Word Is Change", "address": "Tompkins Avenue 368, 11216", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.thewordischange.com/events/bibliomania-book-fest-at-lincoln-center", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A roundup of upcoming literary events listed by the bookstore The Word Is Change at its Brooklyn location. They include a literary salon called Joy in the Soft Apocalypse with readers including M. K. 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It is organized by Hunter College's Office of Alumni Relations and features a vibrant showcase of authors along with networking with alumni writers and creatives. Published authors are invited to have their work showcased and celebrated this November. The event is open to everyone.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/hunter-authors-showcase-66606/", "official_url": "https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/hunter-authors-showcase/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ccbd9129d115eb90d3cd44cf0763cb877fb835cf6d00be3d8c37fb065ff76796-600.webp"}]}